Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/arhwō

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 *h₂érkʷo- (“bow, arrow”). Compare Latin arcus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑr.xʷɔː/

Noun

*arhwō f[1]

  1. arrow

Inflection

Declension of *arhwō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *arhwō *arhwôz
vocative *arhwō *arhwôz
accusative *arhwǭ *arhwōz
genitive *arhwōz *arhwǫ̂
dative *arhwōi *arhwōmaz
instrumental *arhwō *arhwōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *arhu
    • Old English: earh, arwe, arewe
  • Old Norse: ǫr
    • Icelandic: ör
    • Faroese: ørv f, ørvur m
    • Old Swedish: arf
    • → Swedish: Orvar (borrowed from Old West Norse as personal name)
  • Gothic: *𐌰𐍂𐍈𐌰 (*arƕa)

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*arhwō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 34
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