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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/weruz

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

Alternative forms

  • *warzuz (?)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wer- (high, raised area, tuber, lump, blister). Compare Latin varus (pimple).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwe.ruz/

Noun

*weruz f

  1. (anatomy) lip

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *weruz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *weruz *wiriwiz
vocative *weru *wiriwiz
accusative *werų *werunz
genitive *werauz *wiriwǫ̂
dative *wiriwi *werumaz
instrumental *werū *werumiz

Derived terms

  • *werulō

Descendants

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