Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ūrą

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 Proto-Indo-European *uh₁r-, zero grade form of *weh₁r- (“water”).

Noun

*ūrą n

1. liquid, especially water, urine, rain
2. wetness

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *ūrą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*ūrą	*ūrō
vocative	*ūrą	*ūrō
accusative	*ūrą	*ūrō
genitive	*ūras, *ūris	*ūrǫ̂
dative	*ūrai	*ūramaz
instrumental	*ūrō	*ūramiz

Derived terms

• *ūrigaz

Related terms

• *ūraz
• *ūrijaz

Descendants

• Old Norse: úr
  • Icelandic: úr
  • Faroese: úr
  • ⇒ Swedish: urvæta
  • ⇒ Swedish: urväder
  • → Early Scots: *ur
    • Scots: ure, ur, oor (“drizzle”)
      • ⇒ Scots: urey, oorie, ourie (“rainy, hazy, rainbowy”)