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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wazrą

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 *wósr̥ (“spring”).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈwɑ.zrɑ̃/

Noun

*wazrą n[1]

  1. spring (season)

Declension
neuter a-stemDeclension of *wazrą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wazrą *wazrō
vocative *wazrą *wazrō
accusative *wazrą *wazrō
genitive *wazras, *wazris *wazrǫ̂
dative *wazrai *wazramaz
instrumental *wazrō *wazramiz

Descendants
  • Old Frisian: wars, wērs
  • Old Norse: vár

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wasra-~*wazra-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 575

See also
Seasons in Proto-Germanic · *jērastīdīz (layout · text) · category
*wazrą (“spring”) *sumaraz (“summer”) *harbistaz (“autumn”) *wintruz (“winter”)
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