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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wirsiʀō

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wirsizô.

Adjective

*wirsiʀō

  1. comparative degree of *ubil (bad, evil): worse

Inflection

n-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *wirsiʀō
Genitive *wirsiʀini, *wirsiʀan
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *wirsiʀō *wirsiʀā *wirsiʀā
Accusative *wirsiʀan *wirsiʀōn *wirsiʀā
Genitive *wirsiʀini, *wirsiʀan *wirsiʀōn *wirsiʀini, *wirsiʀan
Dative *wirsiʀini, *wirsiʀan *wirsiʀōn *wirsiʀini, *wirsiʀan
Instrumental *wirsiʀini, *wirsiʀan *wirsiʀōn *wirsiʀini, *wirsiʀan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *wirsiʀan *wirsiʀōn *wirsiʀōn
Accusative *wirsiʀan *wirsiʀōn *wirsiʀōn
Genitive *wirsiʀanō *wirsiʀōnō *wirsiʀanō
Dative *wirsiʀum *wirsiʀōm, *wirsiʀum *wirsiʀum
Instrumental *wirsiʀum *wirsiʀōm, *wirsiʀum *wirsiʀum

Descendants

  • Old English: wiersa, wyrsa
    • English: worse
  • Old Frisian: wirra, werra
  • Old Saxon: wirsiro
  • Old Dutch: *wirs
  • Old High German: wirsiro
    • German: wirser
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