Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/weraz
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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 *wiHrós (“man, hero”), with pretonic shortening before a resonant.[1] Compare Latin vir, Sanskrit वीर (vīrá), Irish fear, Welsh gŵr and Lithuanian vyras.
Pronunciation
Noun
*weraz m
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *weraz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *weraz | *werōz, *werōs | |
| vocative | *wer | *werōz, *werōs | |
| accusative | *werą | *weranz | |
| genitive | *weras, *wiris | *werǫ̂ | |
| dative | *werai | *weramaz | |
| instrumental | *werō | *weramiz | |
Reconstruction notes
Once used alongside *gumô in the sense of “man, husband”, today it has been replaced by *mann- and its descendants in all surviving Germanic languages.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*wira-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 588