Vocabulary of Proto-West Germanic

1.    mother           *mōder
2.    father           *fader
3.    sister           *swester
4.    brother           *brōþer
5.    daughter           *dohter
6.    son           *sunu


1.    water           *water
2.    fire           *fuir
3.    sun           *sunne
4.    moon           *māno
5.    wind           *wind
6.    rain           *regn


1.    one           *ain
2.    two           *twai
3.    three           *þrīu
4.    four           *fiuwer
5.    five           *fimf
6.    six           *sehs


1.    cat           *katte
2.    dog           *hund
3.    horse           *hors
4.    cow           *kū
5.    fish           *fisk
6.    bird           *fugl
7.    tree           *treow
8.    flower           *blōmo


1.    white           *hwīt
2.    black           *swart
3.    red           *raud
4.    green           *grōni
5.    yellow           *gelwo
6.    blue           *blāw
7.    grey           *grāw
8.    brown           *brūn

* signifies hypothetical and reconstructed

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