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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/terwaz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Pre-Germanic *derwos, derived from or related to *terwą (“tar”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deru- (“wood”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈter.wɑz/
Noun
*terwaz m
- (North Germanic) handle of resinous wood
- (North Germanic) spear
- Synonyms: *angô, *darōþuz, *frankô, *gaizaz, *speru, *speutą
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *terwaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *terwaz | *terwōz, *terwōs | |
| vocative | *terw | *terwōz, *terwōs | |
| accusative | *terwą | *terwanz | |
| genitive | *terwas, *tirwis | *terwǫ̂ | |
| dative | *tirwai | *terwamaz | |
| instrumental | *terwō | *terwamiz | |
Descendants
- Old Norse: tjǫrr
- Swedish: tjor, tjur (dialectal)
- Westrobothnian: kjör, tjør
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 514