Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/arhwō

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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

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂érkʷo- (bow, arrow). Compare Latin arcus.

Pronunciation

Noun

*arhwō f[1]

  1. arrow

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *arhwō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *arhwō *arhwôz
vocative *arhwō *arhwôz
accusative *arhwǭ *arhwōz
genitive *arhwōz *arhwǫ̂
dative *arhwōi *arhwōmaz
instrumental *arhwō *arhwōmiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*arhwō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 34