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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *terwą.
Noun
*teru n
- tar, resin
- Synonym: *pik
Inflection
| Neuter wa-stem
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Singular
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*teru
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| Genitive
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*terwas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*teru
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*teru
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| Accusative
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*teru
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*teru
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| Genitive
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*terwas
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*terwō
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| Dative
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*terwē
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*terum
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| Instrumental
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*teru
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*terum
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Descendants
- Old English: teoru
- Old Frisian: tere
- North Frisian: tjär
- Saterland Frisian: Taar
- West Frisian: tarre, tar
- Old Saxon: *tero
- Middle Low German: tēre, tēr
- → German: Teer
- → Rhine Franconian: Zeer (northern Hessian; likely borrowed and adapted)
- Old Dutch: *tero