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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/andaswaru
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *andaswarō. Equivalent to *anda- + *swaru.
Noun
*andaswaru f
- answer, reply
Inflection
ō-stem | ||
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Singular | ||
Nominative | *andaswaru | |
Genitive | *andaswarā | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *andaswaru | *andaswarō |
Accusative | *andaswarā | *andaswarā |
Genitive | *andaswarā | *andaswarō |
Dative | *andaswarē | *andaswarōm |
Instrumental | *andaswaru | *andaswarōm |
Descendants
- Old English: andswaru, andsware
- Middle English: andsware, answere, answar, answer
- Scots: answere, answer
- English: answer
- Middle English: andsware, answere, answar, answer
- Old Frisian: ondswer, ondsere, ondser
- Old Saxon: andswar, andswōr, antswōr