Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tersaz

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 *deres-, from *der- (“to flay; split”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈter.sɑz/

Noun

*tersaz m

projection; peg; nail
(anatomy) penis

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *tersaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*tersaz	tersōz, tersōs
vocative	*ters	tersōz, tersōs
accusative	*tersą	*tersanz
genitive	tersas, tirsis	*tersǫ̂
dative	*tirsai	*tersamaz
instrumental	*tersō	*tersamiz

Related terms

*teraną
*tersnǭ

Descendants

Old English: teors
- Middle English: ters, terce, tearse, tars, tarse
  - Scots: ters, tars
  - English: tarse
Old Saxon: *ters
- Middle Low German: tērs
  - Norwegian: ters
Old Dutch: *ters
- Middle Dutch: *ters, teers
  - Dutch: teers, teerts, taarts
Old High German: zers
- Middle High German: zërs
  - German: Zers