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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wērō
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Substantivization of *wēraz (“true”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɛː.rɔː/
Noun
*wērō f[1]
- truth
- pledge
Inflection
ō-stemDeclension of *wērō (ō-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *wērō | *wērôz | |
vocative | *wērō | *wērôz | |
accusative | *wērǭ | *wērōz | |
genitive | *wērōz | *wērǫ̂ | |
dative | *wērōi | *wērōmaz | |
instrumental | *wērō | *wērōmiz |
Descendants
- West Germanic: *wāru
- Old English: wǣr
- Middle English: wāre
- Old Saxon: *wāra
- Middle Low German: wāre
- Old High German: wāra
- Old English: wǣr
- Old Norse: várar pl
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*wērō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 461