Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/heru

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *heruz.

Noun

*heru m

sword, dagger

Inflection

u-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*heru
Genitive	*herō
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*heru	heriwi, herō
Accusative	*heru	*herū
Genitive	*herō	*heriwō
Dative	heriwi, herō	*herum
Instrumental	*heru	*herum

Descendants

Old English: heoru
Old Saxon: *heru (in compounds)
- ⇒ Old Saxon: heruband
- ⇒ Old Saxon: herudrōrag (adjective)
- ⇒ Old Saxon: herugrimm, herugrim (adjective)
- ⇒ Old Saxon: herusēl
- ⇒ Old Saxon: heruthrumm, heruthrum