Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hair

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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.

Proto-West Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *hairaz.

Adjective[edit]

*hair (comparative *hairiʀō, superlative *hairist)

  1. gray, gray-haired
  2. old, venerable

Inflection[edit]

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *hair
Genitive *hairas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *hair *hairu *hair
Accusative *hairanā *hairā *hair
Genitive *hairas *haireʀā *hairas
Dative *hairumē *haireʀē *hairumē
Instrumental *hairu *haireʀu *hairu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *hairē *hairō *hairu
Accusative *hairā *hairā *hairu
Genitive *haireʀō *haireʀō *haireʀō
Dative *hairēm, *hairum *hairēm, *hairum *hairēm, *hairum
Instrumental *hairēm, *hairum *hairēm, *hairum *hairēm, *hairum

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: hār
    • Middle English: hor
  • Old Frisian: hār
  • Old Dutch: hēr
  • Old High German: hēr