Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/marþ

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 *marþuz.

Noun

*marþ m

1. marten

   Synonym: *marþr

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*marþ
Genitive	*marþas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*marþ	*marþō, *marþōs
Accusative	*marþ	*marþā
Genitive	*marþas	*marþō
Dative	*marþē	*marþum
Instrumental	*marþu	*marþum

Descendants

• Old English: mearþ, mearth, mærþ, merþ
• Old Frisian: *merth
  • West Frisian: murd
• Old Saxon: *marth
  • Middle Low German: mārt, mārte
• Old Dutch: *mard
  • Middle Dutch: mārt
• Old High German: *mard
  • Middle High German: mard
• → Medieval Latin: martes (see there for further descendants)