wazzar

Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *wed-
    Proto-Indo-European *-r̥
    Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥
    Proto-Germanic *watōr
    Proto-West Germanic *watar
    Old High German wazzar

    From Proto-West Germanic *watar, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, from Proto-Indo-European *wédōr, collective of *wódr̥.

    See also Old Dutch and Old Saxon watar, Old English wæter, Old Frisian weter, Old Norse vatn.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈwas.sar/

    Noun

    waȥȥar n

    1. water

    Declension

    Declension of waȥȥar (neuter a-stem)
    case singular plural
    nominative waȥȥar waȥȥar
    accusative waȥȥar waȥȥar
    genitive waȥȥares waȥȥaro
    dative waȥȥare waȥȥarum
    instrumental waȥȥaru —

    Descendants

    References

    • Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, second edition
    • Köbler, Gerhard (2014) Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch‎[1] (in German), 6th edition
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