Reconstruction:Old English/taru

This Old English 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.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *taru, from Proto-Germanic *tarwō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑ.ru/

Noun

*taru f

  1. vetch, tare

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative *taru *tarwa, *tarwe
accusative *tarwe *tarwa, *tarwe
genitive *tarwe *tarwa
dative *tarwe *tarwum

Descendants

  • Middle English: tare, tar