Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/snuʀu

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 *snuzō.

Noun

*snuʀu f[1]

  1. daughter-in-law

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *snuʀu
Genitive *snoʀā
Singular Plural
Nominative *snuʀu *snoʀō
Accusative *snoʀā *snoʀā
Genitive *snoʀā *snoʀō
Dative *snuʀē *snoʀōm, *snuʀum
Instrumental *snuʀu *snoʀōm, *snuʀum

Descendants

  • Old English: snoru
  • Old Frisian: snore
    • West Frisian: snoar
  • Old Saxon: *snura, *snora
    • Middle Low German: snare, snāre, snōre, snōr
      • ⇒ Middle Low German: snōreke, snǖreke, snorche, snoirche, snurche, snurghe
  • Old Dutch: *snura
  • Old High German: snura

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 83: “PWGmc *snuzu”
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