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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīraz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *weh₁iros (“a twist, thread, cord, wire”), from *weh₁y- (“to turn, twist, weave, plait”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwiː.rɑz/
Noun
*wīraz m
- wire
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *wīraz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *wīraz | *wīrōz, *wīrōs | |
| vocative | *wīr | *wīrōz, *wīrōs | |
| accusative | *wīrą | *wīranz | |
| genitive | *wīras, *wīris | *wīrǫ̂ | |
| dative | *wīrai | *wīramaz | |
| instrumental | *wīrō | *wīramiz | |
Related terms
- *wairaz
Descendants
- Old English: wīr; *wēr
- Middle English: wir, wyr; were
- Scots: wire, weyr; weir, weer
- English: wire
- Swedish: vajer, wire
- Danish: wire
- Middle English: wir, wyr; were
- Old Saxon: *wīra
- Middle Low German: wîre
- German Low German: Wier
- Low German: Wir
- Dutch: wier, (wierdraad)
- Middle Low German: wîre
- Old High German: wiara
- Middle High German: wiere
- German: Wiere
- Middle High German: wiere
- Old Norse: vírr; víravirki
- Icelandic: vír
- Norwegian: vire
- Swedish: vire
- Danish: vire