Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/war

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *waraz.

Adjective edit

*war[1]

  1. aware, alert, on guard

Inflection edit

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *war
Genitive *waras
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *war *waru *war
Accusative *waranā *warā *war
Genitive *waras *wareʀā *waras
Dative *warumē *wareʀē *warumē
Instrumental *waru *wareʀu *waru
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *warē *warō *waru
Accusative *warā *warā *waru
Genitive *wareʀō *wareʀō *wareʀō
Dative *warēm, *warum *warēm, *warum *warēm, *warum
Instrumental *warēm, *warum *warēm, *warum *warēm, *warum

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old English: wær
  • Old Frisian: war, ware
  • Old Saxon: war
  • Old Dutch: *war
  • Old High German: war

References edit

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 148:PWGmc *war