Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hrinþiʀ

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

Rebuilt from *hrinþiʀu, nominative plural of *hrinþ (“head of cattle”).

Noun

*hrinþiʀ m

  1. (Anglo-Frisian) cattle
    Synonym: *hrinþ

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *hrinþiʀ(a)
Genitive *hrinþiʀas
Singular Plural
Nominative *hrinþiʀ(a) *hrinþiʀōs
Accusative *hrinþiʀ(a) *hrinþiʀā
Genitive *hrinþiʀas *hrinþiʀō
Dative *hrinþiʀē *hrinþiʀum
Instrumental *hrinþiʀu *hrinþiʀum

Descendants

  • Old English: hrīþer, hrūþer, hrȳþer
    • Middle English: rother, reother, rither, rether
  • Old Frisian: hrīther, hrēther
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