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Where does “-þr” come from?

-þr (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic -þrą, from Proto-Indo-European *-trom.

-þr (Proto-West Germanic): Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument; Forms...

Definitions

  1. Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument; Forms...

Ancestry of “-þr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-þrąForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
2Proto-Indo-European*-trom—

Words derived from “-þr”

  • halter
  • halterneck
  • halterless
  • wag-halter
  • halterpath
  • agace
  • Fuder
  • ホルターネック
  • helter
  • helfter
  • halter
  • hælfter
  • hælftre
  • agace
  • fuodar
  • agace
  • vuoder
  • agastra
  • fuothar
  • agastrijā
  • ag-ad- ~ ag-at-
  • fōþr
  • fōrþr
  • halftrijā
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-trom →