Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/heruz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *ḱérus (“pointed stick, arrow, spear, sword”), from *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Cognate with Sanskrit शरु (śáru, “missile, dart, arrow”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxe.ruz/

Noun

*heruz m

sword, dagger

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *heruz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*heruz	*hiriwiz
vocative	*heru	*hiriwiz
accusative	*herų	*herunz
genitive	*herauz	*hiriwǫ̂
dative	*hiriwi	*herumaz
instrumental	*herū	*herumiz

Descendants

Old English: heoru, heoro
Old Saxon: *heru (in compounds)
- ⇒ Old Saxon: heruband
- ⇒ Old Saxon: herudrōrag (adjective)
- ⇒ Old Saxon: herugrimm, herugrim (adjective)
- ⇒ Old Saxon: herusēl
- ⇒ Old Saxon: heruthrumm, heruthrum
Old Norse: hjǫrr
- Icelandic: hjör
Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌿𐍃 (hairus)