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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 *weraz.
Noun
*wer m
- man
Inflection
| Masculine a-stem
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*wer
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| Genitive
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*weras
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*wer
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*werō, *werōs
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| Accusative
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*wer
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*werā
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| Genitive
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*weras
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*werō
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| Dative
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*werē
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*werum
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| Instrumental
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*weru
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*werum
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Synonyms
Hypernyms
Descendants
- Old English: wer
- Old Frisian: wer
- Old Saxon: wer
- Old Dutch: *wer
- Old High German: wer
- Middle High German: wer, were
- German: Wer (archaic or obsolete)