Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/werru

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 *werran (“to cause confusion”) +‎ *-u.

Noun

*werru f

confusion, disorder
riot, disturbance, quarrel

Declension

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*werru
Genitive	*werrā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*werru	*werrō
Accusative	*werrā	*werrā
Genitive	*werrā	*werrō
Dative	*werrē	werrōm, werrum
Instrumental	*werru	werrōm, werrum

Derived terms

*wirrisōn

Descendants

⇒? Old Frisian: wersia (“to strive or war against, resist, object”)
Old Saxon: werra
- Middle Low German: werre
Old Dutch: *werra
- Middle Dutch: werre, warre
  - Dutch: war
Old High German: werra
- Middle High German: wërre
  - German: Wirre
- ⇒ Old High German: werran
  - Middle High German: werren, wirren
    - German: wirren
  - ⇒ Old High German: giwerri
    - Middle High German: gewërre
      - German: Gewirre, Gewirr
- ⇒ Old High German: werrisal
  - Middle High German: *werrsal, *wirrsal
    - German: Wirrsal
→ Medieval Latin: werra, guerra; wera
→ Vulgar Latin: *werra (see there for further descendants)

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