Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/meduwurti

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 *meduwurtiz. Equivalent to *medu (mead) +‎ *wurti (root).

Noun

*meduwurti m

  1. meadowsweet

Inflection

i-stem
Singular
Nominative *meduwurti
Genitive *meduwurtī
Singular Plural
Nominative *meduwurti *meduwurtī
Accusative *meduwurti *meduwurtī
Genitive *meduwurtī *meduwurtijō
Dative *meduwurtī *meduwurtim, *meduwurtijum
Instrumental *meduwurtī *meduwurtim, *meduwurtijum

Descendants

  • Old English: medewyrt, medowyrt
  • Old Saxon: *meduwurt
    • Middle Low German: mēdewurt
  • Old High German: metuwurz