Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/portik

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin porticus.

Noun

*portik m

hall, vestibule

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*portik
Genitive	*portikas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*portik	portikō, portikōs
Accusative	*portik	*portikā
Genitive	*portikas	*portikō
Dative	*portikē	*portikum
Instrumental	*portiku	*portikum

Descendants

Old English: portiċ
Old Saxon: *portik
- Middle Low German: portik
  - → Swedish: portik
Old Dutch: *portik
- Middle Dutch: portinc
Old High German: pforzih
- Middle High German: pforzich