Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīraz

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 *weh₁iros (“a twist, thread, cord, wire”), from *weh₁y- (“to turn, twist, weave, plait”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiː.rɑz/

Noun

*wīraz m

1. wire

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *wīraz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wīraz	*wīrōz, *wīrōs
vocative	*wīr	*wīrōz, *wīrōs
accusative	*wīrą	*wīranz
genitive	*wīras, *wīris	*wīrǫ̂
dative	*wīrai	*wīramaz
instrumental	*wīrō	*wīramiz

Related terms

• *wairaz

Descendants

• Old English: wīr; *wēr
  • Middle English: wir, wyr; were
    • Scots: wire, weyr; weir, weer
    • English: wire
      • → Swedish: vajer, wire
      • → Danish: wire
• Old Saxon: *wīra
  • Middle Low German: wîre
    • German Low German: Wier
    • Low German: Wir
    • → Dutch: wier, (wierdraad)
• Old High German: wiara
  • Middle High German: wiere
    • German: Wiere
• Old Norse: vírr; víravirki
  • Icelandic: vír
  • Norwegian: vire
  • Swedish: vire
  • Danish: vire