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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wērō

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

Substantivization of *wēraz (“true”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwɛː.rɔː/

Noun

*wērō f[1]

  1. truth
  2. pledge

Inflection
ō-stemDeclension of *wērō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wērō *wērôz
vocative *wērō *wērôz
accusative *wērǭ *wērōz
genitive *wērōz *wērǫ̂
dative *wērōi *wērōmaz
instrumental *wērō *wērōmiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *wāru
    • Old English: wǣr
    • Old Saxon: *wāra; wār
    • Old Dutch: *wāra
    • Old High German: wāra
      • Middle High German: wāre
        • German: Wahre (archaic)
  • Old Norse: várar pl

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wērō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 461
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