Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/terwą

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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 Pre-Germanic *derwom, derived from Proto-Indo-European *dóru. Related to Lithuanian derva (“resin, tar”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*terwą n

  1. tar

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *terwą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *terwą *terwō
vocative *terwą *terwō
accusative *terwą *terwō
genitive *terwas, *tirwis *terwǫ̂
dative *terwai *terwamaz
instrumental *terwō *terwamiz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 514
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