Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hweraz

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

From Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-, *kʷern- (bowl, vessel). Cognate with Welsh pair (cauldron), Old Irish coire (kettle), Russian ча́ра (čára, bowl), Sanskrit चरु (carú, bowl).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*hweraz m

  1. kettle

Inflection edit

masculine a-stemDeclension of *hweraz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hweraz *hwerōz, *hwerōs
vocative *hwer *hwerōz, *hwerōs
accusative *hwerą *hweranz
genitive *hweras, *hwiris *hwerǫ̂
dative *hwirai *hweramaz
instrumental *hwerō *hweramiz

Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hwer
    • Old English: hwer
    • Old High German: hwer, wer
  • Old Norse: hverr
  • Gothic: *𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍂 (*ƕair)