Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/warpą

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 *werb- (“to turn, bend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑr.pɑ̃/

Noun

*warpą n

1. warp

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *warpą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*warpą	*warpō
vocative	*warpą	*warpō
accusative	*warpą	*warpō
genitive	*warpas, *warpis	*warpǫ̂
dative	*warpai	*warpamaz
instrumental	*warpō	*warpamiz

Related terms

• *werpaną

Descendants

• Old English: wearp, warp
  • Middle English: warp, werp
    • English: warp
• Middle Low German: warp
• Middle Dutch: warp
• Old High German: warf
  • Middle High German: warf
    • German: Warf
• Old Norse: varp
  • Icelandic: varp
  • Faroese: varp
  • Norwegian Bokmål: varp
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: varp
  • Old Swedish: varp
    • Swedish: varp
  • Danish: varp