Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/port

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

Borrowed from Latin portus (“harbor, haven”).

Noun

*port m

harbor, seaport

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*port
Genitive	*portas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*port	portō, portōs
Accusative	*port	*portā
Genitive	*portas	*portō
Dative	*portē	*portum
Instrumental	*portu	*portum

Reconstruction notes

Most descendants merged with those from *portā (“portal, gateway”).

Descendants

Old English: port
- Middle English: port
  - English: port
  - Scots: port
Old Saxon: *port
- Middle Low German: porte
Old Dutch: *port
- Middle Dutch: port, poert, pord
Old High German: *pfort
- Middle High German: port

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