Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/warʀ

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 *warzaz.

Noun

*warʀ m

  1. callus
    Synonym: *ili

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *warʀ
Genitive *warʀas
Singular Plural
Nominative *warʀ *warʀō, *warʀōs
Accusative *warʀ *warʀā
Genitive *warʀas *warʀō
Dative *warʀē *warʀum
Instrumental *warʀu *warʀum

Alternative reconstructions

  • *wars

Descendants

  • Old English: wearr, wear
    • Middle English: warre, werre, werr
      • English: war (dialectal)
        • English: warrabee, warble (dialectal)
      • English: weerock
      • Scots: war, waur, wer
      • Early Scots: wyrok
        • Scots: wirrok, werrock, warrack, warrach, warroch
  • Old Frisian: wersene, wirsene f (< *warsīnu, *warsīnā)
  • Old Dutch: *warr