Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/auʀahring

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

Alternative forms

*auʀhring (late)

Etymology

From *auʀā +‎ *hring.

Noun

*auʀahring m

earring
Synonyms: *auʀabogō, *auʀapreun

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*auʀahring
Genitive	*auʀahringas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*auʀahring	auʀahringō, auʀahringōs
Accusative	*auʀahring	*auʀahringā
Genitive	*auʀahringas	*auʀahringō
Dative	*auʀahringē	*auʀahringum
Instrumental	*auʀahringu	*auʀahringum

Descendants

Old English: ēarhring
- Middle English: ere ring
  - English: earring
  - Scots: earring
Old Frisian: *ārhring
- Saterland Frisian: Oorring
- West Frisian: earring
Old Saxon: ōrhring
- Middle Low German: ôrrinc, ôrerinc
  - German Low German: Ohrring
  - → Danish: ørering (calque)
  - → Swedish: örring (calque)
  - → Norwegian: ørering (calque)
Old Dutch: *ōrring
- Middle Dutch: ôrrinc
  - Dutch: oorring
  - → French: orin
    - → Italian: aurica
    - → Portuguese: ourinque
    - → Spanish: orinque
  - → Catalan: orri
  - → Breton: oring
Old High German: ōrring
- Middle High German: ōrrinc
  - German: Ohrring

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