Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/pipar

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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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin piper.

Noun

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*pipar n

  1. pepper

Inflection

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Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *pipar
Genitive *piparas
Singular Plural
Nominative *pipar *piparu
Accusative *pipar *piparu
Genitive *piparas *piparō
Dative *piparē *piparum
Instrumental *piparu *piparum

Alternative reconstructions

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  • *piper,[1] pipr

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Miller, D. Gary (2012 June 13) “Early loanwords from Latin and Greek”, in External Influences on English: From its Beginnings to the Renaissance, Oxford University Press, →DOI, →ISBN, § 4.5, page 72:WGmc. *piper.