Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wērō

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

Etymology edit

Substantivization of *wēraz (“true”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈwɛː.rɔː/

Noun edit

*wērō f^[1]

truth
pledge

Inflection edit

ō-stemDeclension of *wērō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wērō	*wērôz
vocative	*wērō	*wērôz
accusative	*wērǭ	*wērōz
genitive	*wērōz	*wērǫ̂
dative	*wērōi	*wērōmaz
instrumental	*wērō	*wērōmiz

Descendants edit

Proto-West Germanic: *wāru
- Old English: wǣr
  - Middle English: were, ware
- Old Saxon: *wāra; wār
  - Middle Low German: wâre
- Old Dutch: *wāra
  - Middle Dutch: wâre, waer
    - Dutch: waar
- Old High German: wāra
  - Middle High German: wāre
    - German: Wahre (archaic)
Old Norse: várar pl

References edit

^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wērō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 461

[HGE-1] Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wērō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 461

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