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, with pretonic shortening before a resonant. Compare Latin vir, Sanskrit वीर (vīrá), Irish fear, Welsh gŵr and Lithuanian vyras.

Pronunciation

Noun

*weraz m

  1. man
    Synonyms: *gumô, *mann-
  2. husband

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 *wirai *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Once used alongside *gumô in the sense of “man, husband”, today it has been replaced by *mann- and its descendants in all surviving Germanic languages.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

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN