Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/haidr

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *haidraz.

Adjective

*haidr

clear
bright

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*haidr
Genitive	*haidras
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*haidr	*haidru	*haidr
Accusative	*haidranā	*haidrā	*haidr
Genitive	*haidras	*haidreʀā	*haidras
Dative	*haidrumē	*haidreʀē	*haidrumē
Instrumental	*haidru	*haidreʀu	*haidru
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*haidrē	*haidrō	*haidru
Accusative	*haidrā	*haidrā	*haidru
Genitive	*haidreʀō	*haidreʀō	*haidreʀō
Dative	haidrēm, haidrum	haidrēm, haidrum	haidrēm, haidrum
Instrumental	haidrēm, haidrum	haidrēm, haidrum	haidrēm, haidrum

Descendants

Old English: hādor, hǣdor
Old Saxon: hēdar
Old Dutch: *hēder
- ⇒ Old Dutch: hēderhēd
Old High German: heitar
- Middle High German: heiter
  - German: heiter