Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/nahtmarā

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

From *naht +‎ *marā.

Noun

*nahtmarā f

nightmare

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*nahtmarā	*nahtmarōn
Accusative	*nahtmarōn	*nahtmarōn
Genitive	*nahtmarōn	*nahtmarōnō
Dative	*nahtmarōn	*nahtmarōm
Instrumental	*nahtmarōn	*nahtmarōm

Descendants

Old English: *nihtmare
- Middle English: niȝtmare, nightemare
  - Scots: nichtmare, nichtmeer
  - English: nightmare
Old Saxon: *nahtmara
- Middle Low German: nachtmār
Old Dutch: *nahtmara
- Middle Dutch: nachtmāre, nachtmērië, nachtmēre
  - Dutch: nachtmare, nachtmerrie
Old High German: *nahtmara
- Middle High German: nahtmare
  - German: Nachtmahr

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