Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ebur

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 *eburaz.

Noun

*ebur m

  1. wild boar

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *ebur
Genitive *eburas
Singular Plural
Nominative *ebur *eburōs
Accusative *ebur *eburā
Genitive *eburas *eburō
Dative *eburē *eburum
Instrumental *eburu *eburum

Hypernyms

Descendants

  • Old English: eofor, eafor, efor
    • Middle English: ēver
  • Old Saxon: ebur
  • Old Dutch: *evur
  • Old High German: ebur, epur, ebar, epar, eber, eper, æber
    • Middle High German: ëber, (12th-13th C., Franconian) ever
      • Middle High German: eberswīn, eberwurze, eberzant
      • German: Eber
      • Hunsrik: Ewert