Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/unwedr

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 *unwedrą, whence also Old Norse úveðr, óveðr. Equivalent to *un- +‎ *wedr.

Noun

*unwedr n

bad weather, storm
Synonym: *sturm

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*unwedr
Genitive	*unwedras
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*unwedr	*unwedru
Accusative	*unwedr	*unwedru
Genitive	*unwedras	*unwedrō
Dative	*unwedrē	*unwedrum
Instrumental	*unwedru	*unwedrum

Descendants

Old English: unweder
- Middle English: unweder
  - English: unweather
Old Frisian: unweder
- Saterland Frisian: Uunweeder
- West Frisian: ûnwaar
Old Saxon: unwedar
- Old Saxon: unweder
  - Low German: unweder
Old Dutch: *unwedar
- Middle Dutch: onweder
  - Dutch: onweder, onweer
Old High German: unwetar
- Middle High German: unweter, unwiter
  - German: Unwetter

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