Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/haru

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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]

Possibly from Proto-Germanic *harwaz (compare Proto-Finnic *karvas, a supposed Finnic borrowing from this Proto-Germanic word), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kor-wó-s, from *(s)ker- (“to cut off”) +‎ *-wós,[1][2] or perhaps from Proto-Germanic *hazwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₃-s-wó-s, from *ḱeh₃- (“to sharpen”) +‎ *-s- +‎ *-wós.[3]

Adjective[edit]

*haru

  1. sharp
  2. bitter

Inflection[edit]

wa-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *haru
Genitive *harwas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *haru *haru *haru
Accusative *harwanā *harwā *haru
Genitive *harwas *harweʀā *harwas
Dative *harumē *harweʀē *harumē
Instrumental *haru *harweʀu *haru
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *harwē *harwō *haru
Accusative *harwā *harwā *haru
Genitive *harweʀō *harweʀō *harweʀō
Dative *harwēm, *harum *harwēm, *harum *harwēm, *harum
Instrumental *harwēm, *harum *harwēm, *harum *harwēm, *harum

Alternative reconstructions[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ de Vaan, Michiel (2020) “haar”, in Digitale Etymologieën: Toevoegingen bij het Etymologisch Woordenboek van het Nederlands‎[1], page 40
  2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*harwa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 213
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1991) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Latin (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 2), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 91
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