Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/halftrijā

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

Alternative forms

*halftrā

Etymology

From *halb (“half”) +‎ *-þr (agental suffix) +‎ *-jā.

Noun

*halftrijā f

harness, halter

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*halftrijā
Genitive	*halftrijōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*halftrijā	*halftrijōn
Accusative	*halftrijōn	*halftrijōn
Genitive	*halftrijōn	*halftrijōnō
Dative	*halftrijōn	halftrijōm, halftrijum
Instrumental	*halftrijōn	halftrijōm, halftrijum

Descendants

Old English: hælftre
- Middle English: halter, helter, heltre, heltere, helfter, heltyr, haltre, haltur, heltrer
  - English: halter
  - Scots: helter, heltir, hilter
Old Frisian: *haltre, *heltre
- Saterland Frisian: Halter
- West Frisian: helter
Old Saxon: halftra, halfdra, halfedra, halaftra
- Middle Low German: haltere, halter, halfter, halchtere, helchter, holfter, hulfter
  - Low German: halfter, helchter, halter
  - German Low German: Halter
Old Dutch: halftra, heliftra, halster
- Middle Dutch: haeltre, halchtere, haellechter, helfter, halster
  - Dutch: halfter, halfster, halster, helster
Old High German: halftra
- Middle High German: halfter
  - German: Halfter
  - Alemannic German: Hälftere
  - Luxembourgish: Halter