Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/arhwō

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 *h₂érkʷo- (“bow, arrow”). Compare Latin arcus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑr.xʷɔː/

Noun

*arhwō f

1. arrow

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *arhwō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*arhwō	*arhwôz
vocative	*arhwō	*arhwôz
accusative	*arhwǭ	*arhwōz
genitive	*arhwōz	*arhwǫ̂
dative	*arhwōi	*arhwōmaz
instrumental	*arhwō	*arhwōmiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *arhu
  • Old English: earh, arwe, arewe
    • Middle English: arwe, arewe, arowe, arow
      • Scots: arowe, arow
      • English: arrow
• Old Norse: ǫr
  • Icelandic: ör
  • Faroese: ørv f, ørvur m
  • Old Swedish: arf
  • → Swedish: Orvar (borrowed from Old West Norse as personal name)
• Gothic: *𐌰𐍂𐍈𐌰 (*arƕa)
  • ⇒ Gothic: 𐌰𐍂𐍈𐌰𐌶𐌽𐌰 (arƕazna)