Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/arwaz

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 edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Pre-Germanic *Herwos, which could come from either Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- (to order, arrange, fit) or *h₃er- (to set in motion).

Adjective edit

*arwaz[1]

  1. ready, fast
Inflection edit


Related terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Old English: earu
  • Old Saxon: aru
  • Old Norse: ǫrr
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐍂𐍅𐌾𐍉 (arwjō) (related adverb, not a direct descendant)

Etymology 2 edit

An old s-stem continuing Proto-Indo-European *Hérus. Compare Sanskrit अरुस् (arus, wound). Probably cognate to Proto-Germanic *reufaną.[2]

Noun edit

*arwaz n[3]

  1. scar
Inflection edit
z-stemDeclension of *arwaz (z-stem)
singular plural
nominative *arwaz *arwizō
vocative *arwaz *arwizō
accusative *arwaz *arwizō
genitive *arwiziz *arwizǫ̂
dative *arwizi *arwizumaz
instrumental *arwizē *arwizumiz
Descendants edit

In the West Germanic forms, the word was remodeled as an n-stem and picked up initial n- by metanalysis, or as the result of influence by *narwaz (narrow) (n-less forms such as Middle Low German are and dialectal German Arbe are also attested).

References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*arwa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 37
  2. ^ “Proto-Germanic/arwaz”, in: Bjorvand & Lindeman, Våre arveord, rev. ed. Oslo, 2007.
  3. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*arwiz-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 37