Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/terwą
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom Pre-Germanic *derwom, derived from Proto-Indo-European *dóru. Related to Lithuanian derva (“resin, tar”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*terwą n
Inflection
editneuter a-stemDeclension of *terwą (neuter a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *terwą | *terwō | |
vocative | *terwą | *terwō | |
accusative | *terwą | *terwō | |
genitive | *terwas, *tirwis | *terwǫ̂ | |
dative | *tirwai | *terwamaz | |
instrumental | *terwō | *terwamiz |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *teru
- Old Norse: tjara (replacing *tjǫrva < *terwǭ)
- → Proto-Finnic: *tërva
- → Proto-Samic: *tërvē