Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hōrą

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 *keh₂ros (“loved”), from *keh₂-. Cognate with Latin cārus, Latvian kārs.

Noun

*hōrą n

1. adultery

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *hōrą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hōrą	*hōrō
vocative	*hōrą	*hōrō
accusative	*hōrą	*hōrō
genitive	*hōras, *hōris	*hōrǫ̂
dative	*hōrai	*hōramaz
instrumental	*hōrō	*hōramiz

Derived terms

• *hōrōną

Related terms

• *hōraz
• *hōrǭ

Descendants

• Old English: hōr
• Old Frisian: hōr
• Old Saxon: *hōr
  • Middle Low German: hôre
• Old Dutch: *hōr, *huor
  • Middle Dutch: hoer
• Old High German: huor
  • Middle High German: huor
    • German: Hur
• Old Norse: hór
  • Icelandic: hór
  • Faroese: hor
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Bokmål: hor
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: hor
  • Old Swedish: hōr
    • Swedish: hor
  • Danish: hor
• ⇒ Gothic: 𐌷𐍉𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 (hōrinōn)