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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hweraz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-, *kʷern- (“bowl, vessel”). Cognate with Old Irish coire (“kettle”), Russian чара (čara, “bowl”), Sanskrit चरू (carú, “bowl”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxwe.rɑz/
Noun
*hweraz m
- kettle
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *hweraz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *hweraz | *hwerōz, *hwerōs | |
| vocative | *hwer | *hwerōz, *hwerōs | |
| accusative | *hwerą | *hweranz | |
| genitive | *hweras, *hwiris | *hwerǫ̂ | |
| dative | *hwirai | *hweramaz | |
| instrumental | *hwerō | *hweramiz | |
Descendants
- Old English: hwer
- Middle English: hwer, wher
- Frankish: *chuuere (in compounds, Lex Salica)
- Old High German: hwer, wer
- Old Norse: hverr
- Icelandic: hver
- Gothic: *𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍂 (*ƕair)