Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/marþr

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 *marþraz.

Noun

*marþr m

marten

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*marþr
Genitive	*marþras
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*marþr	marþrō, marþrōs
Accusative	*marþr	*marþrā
Genitive	*marþras	*marþrō
Dative	*marþrē	*marþrum
Instrumental	*marþru	*marþrum

Descendants

Old Frisian: *marther
- Saterland Frisian: Modder
- West Frisian: motter
Old Saxon: *mardar (found in the derived adjective mardrīn)
- Middle Low German: marder
  - German Low German: Marder
Old High German: marther, mardar
- Middle High German: marder, merder, mader
  - German: Marder
→ Old French: martre
- → Middle Dutch: marter, māerter
  - Dutch: marter