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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-þr
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *-þrą.
Suffix
*-þr n
- Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument.
- Forms agent nouns.
Inflection
Neuter a-stem | ||
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Singular | ||
Nominative | *-þr | |
Genitive | *-þras | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *-þr | *-þru |
Accusative | *-þr | *-þru |
Genitive | *-þras | *-þrō |
Dative | *-þrē | *-þrum |
Instrumental | *-þru | *-þrum |
Derived terms
Proto-West Germanic terms suffixed with *-þr
Descendants
- Old English: -þor
- Old Frisian: -ther
- Old Saxon: *thar
- Middle Low German: -der
- Old Dutch: *-thar, *-dar, *-der
- Middle Dutch: -der
- Old High German: -dar
- Middle High German: -der