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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 *werran (“to cause confusion”) + *-u.
Noun
*werru f
- confusion, disorder
- riot, disturbance, quarrel
Declension
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Singular
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*werru
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| Genitive
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*werrā
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*werru
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*werrō
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| Accusative
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*werrā
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*werrā
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| Genitive
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*werrā
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*werrō
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| Dative
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*werrē
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*werrōm, *werrum
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| Instrumental
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*werru
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*werrōm, *werrum
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Derived terms
Descendants
- ⇒? Old Frisian: wersia (“to strive or war against, resist, object”)
- Old Saxon: werra
- Old Dutch: *werra
- Old High German: werra
- Middle High German: wërre
- ⇒ Old High German: werran
- Middle High German: werren, wirren
- ⇒ Old High German: giwerri
- Middle High German: gewërre
- ⇒ Old High German: werrisal
- Middle High German: *werrsal, *wirrsal
- → Medieval Latin: werra, guerra (11th c.), wera (see there for further descendants)