Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/marþr

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 *marþraz.

Noun

*marþr m

1. marten

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*marþr
Genitive	*marþras
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*marþr	*marþrō, *marþrōs
Accusative	*marþr	*marþrā
Genitive	*marþras	*marþrō
Dative	*marþrē	*marþrum
Instrumental	*marþru	*marþrum

Descendants

• Old Frisian: *marther
  • Saterland Frisian: Modder
  • West Frisian: motter
• Old Saxon: *mardar (found in the derived adjective mardrīn)
  • Middle Low German: marder
    • German Low German: Marder
• Old High German: marther, mardar
  • Middle High German: marder, merder, mader
    • German: Marder
• → Old French: martre
  • → Middle Dutch: marter, māerter
    • Dutch: marter