Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/warīniz

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 *warjaną (“to ward off”) +‎ *-īniz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑ.riː.niz/

Noun

*warīniz f

1. warding off, defense

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *warīniz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*warīniz	*warīnīz
vocative	*warīni	*warīnīz
accusative	*warīnį	*warīninz
genitive	*warīnīz	*warīnijǫ̂
dative	*warīnī	*warīnimaz
instrumental	*warīnī	*warīnimiz

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *werī
  • Middle Low German: wēre
• Old Dutch: were, *werī
  • Middle Dutch: were
    • Dutch: weer
• Old High German: werī
  • Middle High German: were
    • German: Wehr
• Old Norse: vǫrn
  • Icelandic: vörn
  • Faroese: vørn
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vern
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vern
  • Old Swedish: værn, varn
    • Swedish: värn
  • Danish: værn