Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wer

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 *weraz.

Noun

*wer m

man

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wer
Genitive	*weras
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wer	werō, werōs
Accusative	*wer	*werā
Genitive	*weras	*werō
Dative	*werē	*werum
Instrumental	*weru	*werum

Descendants

Old English: wer
- English: wer
Old Frisian: wer
Old Saxon: wer
Old Dutch: *wer
- Middle Dutch: weer-
  - Dutch: weer-
- → Old French: garulf, leu garoul
  - French: loup-garou
Old High German: wer