Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/andaswarō

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *anda- +‎ *swarō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑn.dɑ.ˌswɑ.rɔː/

Noun

*andaswarō f

1. answer, reply

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *andaswarō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*andaswarō	*andaswarôz
vocative	*andaswarō	*andaswarôz
accusative	*andaswarǭ	*andaswarōz
genitive	*andaswarōz	*andaswarǫ̂
dative	*andaswarōi	*andaswarōmaz
instrumental	*andaswarō	*andaswarōmiz

Synonyms

• *andawurdiją

Derived terms

• *andaswarōną

Related terms

• *andaswarjaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *andaswaru
  • Old English: andswaru, andsware
    • Middle English: andsware, answere, answar, answer
      • Scots: answere, answer
      • English: answer
  • Old Frisian: ondswer, ondsere, ondser
  • Old Saxon: andswar, andswōr, antswōr
• Old Norse: andsvar, annsvar
  • Icelandic: andsvar, ans
  • Faroese: andsvar
  • Norwegian: ansvar
  • Old Swedish: andsvar
    • Swedish: ansvar
  • Danish: ansvar