Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/gʷeru

This Proto-Italic 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-Italic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷéru (“spit, spear”).

Noun

*gʷeru n

1. spit

Declension

u-stemDeclension of *gʷeru (u-stem)
case	singular	plural
nominative	*gʷeru (gʷerū?)	*gʷerwā, gʷerūā?
vocative	*gʷeru (gʷerū?)	*gʷerwā, gʷerūā?
accusative	*gʷeru (gʷerū?)	*gʷerwā, gʷerūā?
genitive	*gʷerous, gʷerwos	*gʷerwom (gʷerowom?)
dative	*gʷerowei	*gʷeruβos
ablative	*gʷerūd	*gʷeruβos
locative	*gʷerou?	*gʷeruβos

Descendants

• Latin: verū (“spit”)
• Umbrian 𐌁𐌄𐌓𐌅𐌀 (berva, acc.pl.), 𐌁𐌄𐌓𐌖𐌔 (berus, “sacrificial instrument”, abl.pl.)