Vocabulary of Proto-Germanic

Nouns, definite articles, plurals
Adjectives: masculine, feminine, neuter
Numerals: masculine, feminine, neuter

1.    mother           *mōdēr, mōdēr, mōdriz
2.    father           *fadēr, fadēr, fadriz
3.    sister           *swestēr, swestēr, swistriz
4.    brother           *brōþēr, brōþēr, brōþriz
5.    daughter           *duhtēr, duhtēr, duhtriz
6.    son           *sunuz, sunuz, suniwiz


1.    water           *watōr, watōr
2.    fire           *fuīr, fuīr
3.    sun           *sunnǭ, sunnǭ
4.    moon           *mǣnô, mǣnô
5.    wind           *windaz, windaz, windōz
6.    rain           *regnaz, regnaz, regnōz


1.    one           *ainaz, ainō, aina
2.    two           *twain, twōz, twō
3.    three           *þrīz, þrīz, þrijō
4.    four           *fedwōr
5.    five           *fimf
6.    six           *sehs


1.    cat           catta (Latin)
2.    dog           *hundaz, hundaz, hundōz
3.    horse           *ehwaz, ehwaz, ehwōz
4.    cow           *kūz, kūz, kwōiz
5.    fish           *fiskaz, fiskaz, fiskōz
6.    bird           *fuglaz, fuglaz, fuglōz
7.    tree           *trewą, trewą, trewō
8.    flower           *blōmô, blōmô, blōmaniz


1.    white           *hwītaz, hwītō, hwīta
2.    black           *swartaz, swartō, swarta
3.    red           *raudaz, raudō, rauda
4.    green           *grōniz, grōnī, grōni
5.    yellow           *gelwaz, gelwō, gelwa
6.    blue           *blǣwaz, blǣwō, blǣwa
7.    grey           *grǣwaz, grǣwō, grǣwa
8.    brown           *brūnaz, brūnō, brūna

* signifies hypothetical and reconstructed

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