Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/inkwar

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

From Proto-Germanic *inkweraz.

Determiner

*inkwar[1]

  1. of you two

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *inkwar
Genitive *inkwaras
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *inkwar *inkwaru *inkwar
Accusative *inkwaranā *inkwarā *inkwar
Genitive *inkwaras *inkwareʀā *inkwaras
Dative *inkwarumē *inkwareʀē *inkwarumē
Instrumental *inkwaru *inkwareʀu *inkwaru
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *inkwarē *inkwarō *inkwaru
Accusative *inkwarā *inkwarā *inkwaru
Genitive *inkwareʀō *inkwareʀō *inkwareʀō
Dative *inkwarēm, *inkwarum *inkwarēm, *inkwarum *inkwarēm, *inkwarum
Instrumental *inkwarēm, *inkwarum *inkwarēm, *inkwarum *inkwarēm, *inkwarum
Proto-West Germanic personal pronouns
singular first person second person reflexive
nominative *ik *þū -
accusative *mik *þik *sik
dative *miʀ *þiʀ
possessive *mīn *þīn *sīn
dual first person second person reflexive
nominative *wit *jit -
accusative *unk *inkw *sik
dative
possessive *unkar *inkwar *sīn
plural first person second person reflexive
nominative *wiʀ *jiʀ -
accusative *uns *iwwi *sik
dative
possessive *unsar *iuwar *sīn

Descendants

  • Old English: incer
    • Middle English: inker
  • Old Saxon: inker, inka
  • Old High German: enker

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014), The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 125:*inkwar