Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/terwaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *derwos, derived from or related to *terwą (“tar”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deru- (“wood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈter.wɑz/

Noun

*terwaz m

1. (North Germanic) handle of resinous wood
2. (North Germanic) spear

   Synonyms: *angô, *darōþuz, *frankô, *gaizaz, *speru, *speutą

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *terwaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*terwaz	*terwōz, *terwōs
vocative	*terw	*terwōz, *terwōs
accusative	*terwą	*terwanz
genitive	*terwas, *tirwis	*terwǫ̂
dative	*tirwai	*terwamaz
instrumental	*terwō	*terwamiz

Descendants

• Old Norse: tjǫrr
  • Swedish: tjor, tjur (dialectal)

References

• Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 514