Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wazrą

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 Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥ (“spring”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwɑ.zrɑ̃/

Noun

*wazrą n

1. spring (season)

Declension

neuter a-stemDeclension of *wazrą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wazrą	*wazrō
vocative	*wazrą	*wazrō
accusative	*wazrą	*wazrō
genitive	*wazras, *wazris	*wazrǫ̂
dative	*wazrai	*wazramaz
instrumental	*wazrō	*wazramiz

Descendants

• Old Frisian: wars, wērs
• Old Norse: vár
  • Icelandic: vor
  • Faroese: vár
  • Norn: vår
    • → Scots: voar
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vår m
  • Old Swedish: var
    • Swedish: vår c
  • Old Danish: war, wor
    • Danish: vår c
      • Norwegian Bokmål: vår c

See also

Seasons in Proto-Germanic · *jērastīdīz (layout · text) · category
*wazrą (“spring”)	*sumaraz (“summer”)	*harbistaz (“autumn”)	*wintruz (“winter”)