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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/herþr
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *herþrą.
Noun
*herþr n
- intestines, guts
- chest, breast, torso
Inflection
Neuter a-stem | ||
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Singular | ||
Nominative | *herþr | |
Genitive | *herþras | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *herþr | *herþru |
Accusative | *herþr | *herþru |
Genitive | *herþras | *herþrō |
Dative | *herþrē | *herþrum |
Instrumental | *herþru | *herþrum |
Derived terms
- *midjahriþrī
Descendants
- Old English: hreþer
- Old High German: *herdar
- ⇒ Old High German: smalaherdar (“small intestine, gut”)