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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hweraz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

From Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-, *kʷern- (“bowl, vessel”). Cognate with Welsh pair (“cauldron”), Old Irish coire (“kettle”), Russian ча́ра (čára, “bowl”), Sanskrit चरु (carú, “bowl”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxwe.rɑz/

Noun

*hweraz m

  1. kettle

Inflection
masculine a-stemDeclension of *hweraz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hweraz *hwerōz, *hwerōs
vocative *hwer *hwerōz, *hwerōs
accusative *hwerą *hweranz
genitive *hweras, *hwiris *hwerǫ̂
dative *hwirai *hweramaz
instrumental *hwerō *hweramiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *hwer
    • Old English: hwer
      • Middle English: hwer, wher
    • Old High German: hwer, wer
  • Old Norse: hverr
  • Gothic: *𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍂 (*ƕair)
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