Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sarwą

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

Likely from Pre-Germanic *sor-wo-, derived from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to tie together; to watch over, protect, guard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑr.wɑ̃/

Noun

*sarwą n

1. equipment, armor

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *sarwą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sarwą	*sarwō
vocative	*sarwą	*sarwō
accusative	*sarwą	*sarwō
genitive	*sarwas, *sarwis	*sarwǫ̂
dative	*sarwai	*sarwamaz
instrumental	*sarwō	*sarwamiz

Related terms

• *sarkiz

Derived terms

• *sarwiją/*gasarwiją

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *saru
  • Old English: searu, searo
  • Old Saxon: saru
  • Old High German: saro
• Gothic: 𐍃𐌰𐍂𐍅𐌰 pl (sarwa)

Further reading

• Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
• Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN