Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/irþīn

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 *irþīnaz. Equivalent to *erþu +‎ *-īn.

Adjective

*irþīn

earthen, made of earth

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*irþīn
Genitive	*irþīnas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*irþīn	*irþīnu	*irþīn
Accusative	*irþīnanā	*irþīnā	*irþīn
Genitive	*irþīnas	*irþīneʀā	*irþīnas
Dative	*irþīnumē	*irþīneʀē	*irþīnumē
Instrumental	*irþīnu	*irþīneʀu	*irþīnu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*irþīnē	*irþīnō	*irþīnu
Accusative	*irþīnā	*irþīnā	*irþīnu
Genitive	*irþīneʀō	*irþīneʀō	*irþīneʀō
Dative	irþīnēm, irþīnum	irþīnēm, irþīnum	irþīnēm, irþīnum
Instrumental	irþīnēm, irþīnum	irþīnēm, irþīnum	irþīnēm, irþīnum

Descendants

Old English: eorþen, *yrþen
- Middle English: erthen, erþen, erthene, erþene, erthin, erthyn, eorðene, urþen
  - English: earthen
  - Scots: erthen
Old Frisian: *erthen, *irthen
- West Frisian: ierden
Old Saxon: *irthīn
- Middle Low German: ērden
  - German Low German: eerden
Old Dutch: *irthīn
- Middle Dutch: erdijn
  - Dutch: aarden (alteration based on aarde)
Old High German: irdīn, erdīn
- Middle High German: irdīn
  - German: irden