Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/karō
Proto-Germanic
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Pre-Germanic *ǵh̥₂reh₂ or *ǵeh₂réh₂, *ǵoh₂réh₂ with pretonic shortening, according to Kroonen[1]; from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r- (“voice, exclamation”). Cognate with Latin garriō (“to prate, chatter”), Ancient Greek γῆρυς (gêrus, “voice, call, sound”).
Noun
edit*karō f
Inflection
editō-stemDeclension of *karō (ō-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *karō | *karôz | |
vocative | *karō | *karôz | |
accusative | *karǭ | *karōz | |
genitive | *karōz | *karǫ̂ | |
dative | *karōi | *karōmaz | |
instrumental | *karō | *karōmiz |
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *karu
- Old English: caru, ċearu
- Old Frisian: kara
- Old Saxon: kara
- Old Dutch: *cara
- Middle Dutch: cāre
- Old High German: chara, kara
- Middle High German: kar
- ⇒ Middle High German: karvrītac (“Good Friday”)
- Cimbrian: Kalbraitag
- German: Karfreitag
- Luxembourgish: Karfreideg
- ⇒ Cimbrian: kartag
- ⇒ Middle High German: karvrītac (“Good Friday”)
- Middle High German: kar
- Old Norse: kǫr
- Gothic: 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌰 (kara)
Etymology 2
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to scrape”).
Noun
edit*karō f
Declension
editō-stemDeclension of *karō (ō-stem) | |||
---|---|---|---|
singular | plural | ||
nominative | *karō | *karôz | |
vocative | *karō | *karôz | |
accusative | *karǭ | *karōz | |
genitive | *karōz | *karǫ̂ | |
dative | *karōi | *karōmaz | |
instrumental | *karō | *karōmiz |