Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/arwaz

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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[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Pre-Germanic *Herwos, which could come from either Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- (to order, arrange, fit) or *h₃er- (to set in motion).

Adjective[edit]

*arwaz[1]

  1. ready, fast
Inflection[edit]


Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Old English: earu
  • Old Saxon: aru
  • Old Norse: ǫrr
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐍂𐍅𐌾𐍉 (arwjō) (related adverb, not a direct descendant)

Etymology 2[edit]

An old s-stem continuing Proto-Indo-European *Hérus. Compare Sanskrit अरुस् (arus, wound). Probably cognate to Proto-Germanic *reufaną.[2]

Noun[edit]

*arwaz n[3]

  1. scar
Inflection[edit]
z-stemDeclension of *arwaz (z-stem)
singular plural
nominative *arwaz *arwizō
vocative *arwaz *arwizō
accusative *arwaz *arwizō
genitive *arwiziz *arwizǫ̂
dative *arwizi *arwizumaz
instrumental *arwizē *arwizumiz
Descendants[edit]

In the West Germanic forms, the word was remodeled as an n-stem and picked up initial n- by metanalysis, or as the result of influence by *narwaz (narrow) (n-less forms such as Middle Low German are and dialectal German Arbe are also attested).

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*arwa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 37
  2. ^ “Proto-Germanic/arwaz”, in: Bjorvand & Lindeman, Våre arveord, rev. ed. Oslo, 2007.
  3. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*arwiz-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 37