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

  1. 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 (hapax)
    • → English: unweather (calque)
  • Old Frisian: unweder
    • Saterland Frisian: Uunweeder
    • West Frisian: ûnwaar
  • Old Saxon: unwedar
  • Old Dutch: *unwedar
  • Old High German: unwetar
    • Middle High German: unweter, unwiter
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