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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/smikr

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 *smikraz.

Adjective

*smikr[1]

  1. fine, elegant

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *smikr
Genitive *smikras
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *smikr *smikru *smikr
Accusative *smikranā *smikrā *smikr
Genitive *smikras *smikreʀā *smikras
Dative *smikrumē *smikreʀē *smikrumē
Instrumental *smikru *smikreʀu *smikru
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *smikrē *smikrō *smikru
Accusative *smikrā *smikrā *smikru
Genitive *smikreʀō *smikreʀō *smikreʀō
Dative *smikrēm, *smikrum *smikrēm, *smikrum *smikrēm, *smikrum
Instrumental *smikrēm, *smikrum *smikrēm, *smikrum *smikrēm, *smikrum

Descendants

  • Old English: smicor, smicer
  • Old High German: smehhar, smechar, *smekkar, *smeckar
    • Middle High German: smecker
      • Danish: smækker
      • Swedish: smäcker

References

  1. Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 35:PWGmc *smi/ekr
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