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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/purpurā

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 purpura (“purple”).[1] Parallel borrowing with Gothic 𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍀𐌿𐍂𐌰 (paurpura, “purple”).

Noun

*purpurā f

  1. purple

Inflection
ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *purpurā
Genitive *purpurōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *purpurā *purpurōn
Accusative *purpurōn *purpurōn
Genitive *purpurōn *purpurōnō
Dative *purpurōn *purpurōm, *purpurum
Instrumental *purpurōn *purpurōm, *purpurum

Alternative reconstructions
  • *purprā

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Old English: purple, purpure, purpl
  • Old Saxon: *purpura
  • Old Dutch: *purpra
    • Middle Dutch: purper
      • Dutch: purper
        • Afrikaans: purper
        • → Kari'na: popuru
        • → Papiamentu: purpe (dated)
  • Old High German: purpura

References
  1. de Vries, Jan (1971) “purper”, in Nederlands etymologisch woordenboek [Dutch etymological dictionary] (in Dutch), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN

See also
Colors in Proto-West Germanic · *farwō (layout · text)
     *blaik, *blank, *hwīt, *blas      *falu, *grāu, *hasu, *grīs, *hair      *blak, *swart
             *raud              *brūn, *erp, *dunn/dusn              *gelu
             *grōnī              *grōnī             
                          *blāu              *blāu
             *blāu              *purpurā             
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