Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/otr

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 *utraz.

Noun

*otr m

1. otter

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*otr
Genitive	*ottras
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*otr	*ottrō, *ottrōs
Accusative	*otr	*ottrā
Genitive	*ottras	*ottrō
Dative	*ottrē	*ottrum
Instrumental	*ottru	*ottrum

Descendants

• Old English: otr, oter, ottor, otor
  • Middle English: oter, otir, otur, otyre
    • Scots: otter
    • English: otter
• Old Frisian: *otter
  • Saterland Frisian: Otter
  • West Frisian: otter
• Old Saxon: *ottar
  • Middle Low German: otter
    • German Low German: Otter
• Old Dutch: *ottar
  • Middle Dutch: otter
    • Dutch: otter
      • Berbice Creole Dutch: otro
    • Limburgish: ódder
• Old High German: ottar
  • Middle High German: otter
    • German: Otter