Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/haʀu

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hazwaz.

Noun

*haʀu m

flax

Inflection

Masculine wa-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*haʀu
Genitive	*haʀwas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*haʀu	haʀwō, haʀwōs
Accusative	*haʀu	*haʀwā
Genitive	*haʀwas	*haʀwō
Dative	*haʀwē	*haʀum
Instrumental	*haʀu	*haʀum

Descendants

Old Frisian: har, her
- Saterland Frisian: Harrel
Old Saxon: *har (in harluf)
- ⇒ Middle Low German: harle, herle
  - Low German: harle
  - → English: harl
  - → Scots: harle, harl
Old High German: har; haro
- Middle High German: har
  - German: Haar

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