Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/perwinkā

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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 Late Latin pervinca. Cognate with Old French pervenche, Italian pervinca. Continental Germanic forms corrupted by *berō (bear), found in *beranwurti (bearwort, baldmoney).

Noun

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*perwinkā f

  1. periwinkle

Inflection

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ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *pirwinkā
Genitive *pirwinkōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *pirwinkā *pirwinkōn
Accusative *pirwinkōn *pirwinkōn
Genitive *pirwinkōn *pirwinkōnō
Dative *pirwinkōn *pirwinkōm, *pirwinkum
Instrumental *pirwinkōn *pirwinkōm, *pirwinkum

Alternative reconstructions

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  • *berawinkā, *beranwinkā

Derived terms

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Descendants

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