Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/terwaz

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 Pre-Germanic *derwos, derived from or related to *terwą (“tar”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deru- (“wood”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈter.wɑz/

Noun

*terwaz m

  1. (North Germanic) handle of resinous wood
  2. (North Germanic) spear
    Synonyms: *angô, *darōþuz, *frankô, *gaizaz, *speru, *speutą

Inflection

Declension of *terwaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *terwaz *terwōz, *terwōs
vocative *terw *terwōz, *terwōs
accusative *terwą *terwanz
genitive *terwas, *tirwis *terwǫ̂
dative *terwai *terwamaz
instrumental *terwō *terwamiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: tjǫrr

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 514
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