Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/airu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *airō.

Noun

*airu f

1. oar

   Synonyms: *rēmō, *rōþr

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*airu
Genitive	*airā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*airu	*airō
Accusative	*airā	*airā
Genitive	*airā	*airō
Dative	*airē	*airōm, *airum
Instrumental	*airu	*airōm, *airum

Descendants

• Old English: ār
  • Middle English: ore, hore, oore, are, aurre (Northern)
    • English: oar
    • Scots: air

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *airuz.

Noun

*airu m

1. (North Sea Germanic) messenger

   Synonym: *bodā

Inflection

u-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*airu
Genitive	*airō
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*airu	*airiwi, *airō
Accusative	*airu	*airū
Genitive	*airō	*airiwō
Dative	*airiwi, *airō	*airum
Instrumental	*airu	*airum

Descendants

• Old English: ār
• Old Saxon: ēr