Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hweraz

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 *kʷer-, *kʷern- (“bowl, vessel”). Cognate with Old Irish coire (“kettle”), Russian ча́ра (čára, “bowl”), Sanskrit चरू (carú, “bowl”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxwe.rɑz/

Noun

*hweraz m

1. kettle

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *hweraz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hweraz	*hwerōz, *hwerōs
vocative	*hwer	*hwerōz, *hwerōs
accusative	*hwerą	*hweranz
genitive	*hweras, *hwiris	*hwerǫ̂
dative	*hwirai	*hweramaz
instrumental	*hwerō	*hweramiz

Descendants

• Old English: hwer
  • Middle English: hwer, wher
• Frankish: *chuuere (in compounds, Lex Salica)
• Old High German: hwer, wer
• Old Norse: hverr
  • Icelandic: hver
• Gothic: *𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍂 (*ƕair)