Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gurwiju

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 *gurwijō, variant of *gurwijaz (manure, dung).

Noun

*gurwiju f

  1. liquid manure

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *gurwiju
Genitive *gurwijā
Singular Plural
Nominative *gurwiju *gurwijō
Accusative *gurwijā *gurwijā
Genitive *gurwijā *gurwijō
Dative *gurwijē *gurwijōm, *gurwijum
Instrumental *gurwiju *gurwijōm, *gurwijum
  • *gor

Descendants

  • Old English: gyru
    • Middle English: gure, girre (adjective)
    • ? Old English: gyr
    • ? Old English: gyra
  • Old Frisian: gere, jere, iere
    • Saterland Frisian: Jere
    • West Frisian: jarre
    • Middle Low German: jēre
      • German Low German: Jiere, Jier