Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hērą

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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

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Etymology

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Often traced to Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-, *ḱeres- (rough hair, bristle), though this leaves the lengthened grade unaccounted for. Alternatively, from earlier *hezra-, with loss of -z- before -r- and compensatory lengthening of the vowel, from Pre-Germanic *kesróm (that which is combed), substantivization of an adjective *kesros, derived from Proto-Indo-European *kes- (to comb, scrape).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*hērą n

  1. hair
    Synonym: *hazdaz

Inflection

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neuter a-stemDeclension of *hērą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hērą *hērō
vocative *hērą *hērō
accusative *hērą *hērō
genitive *hēras, *hēris *hērǫ̂
dative *hērai *hēramaz
instrumental *hērō *hēramiz

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Gąsiorowski, Piotr (2012) “The Germanic reflexes of PIE *-sr- in the context of Verner's Law”, in The Sound of Indo-European: Phonetics, Phonemics, and Morphophonemics[1], Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press, →DOI, →ISSN