Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/warjaz

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

Derived from *warjaną (“to hinder, defend”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwɑr.jɑz/

Noun

*warjaz m

defender
inhabitant; citizen

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *warjaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*warjaz	warjōz, warjōs
vocative	*wari	warjōz, warjōs
accusative	*warją	*warjanz
genitive	warjas, waris	*warjǫ̂
dative	*warjai	*warjamaz
instrumental	*warjō	*warjamiz

Usage notes

This noun does not survive on its own in any language, but only as a suffix. This may mean that it appeared only in compounds in Proto-Germanic as well.

Descendants

The compound form of this noun was conflated with *-ārijaz in many languages, eventually causing both to be treated as one.

Old English: -ware
- Middle English: -ere
  - Scots: -ar, -er
  - English: -er
Old Frisian: -ere
- Saterland Frisian: -er
- West Frisian: -er
Old Saxon: *-āri
- Middle Low German: -ære, -er
  - German Low German: -er
  - Old Norse: -ari
    - Faroese: -ari
    - Old Swedish: -are
      - Swedish: -are
Old Dutch: *-āri
- Middle Dutch: -ere
  - Dutch: -er
Old High German: -āri, -eri
- Middle High German: -āre, -ære, -er
  - German: -er
Old Norse: -verr
- Icelandic: -verji
→ Latin: -vārii (in ancient Germanic tribal names)