Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hari

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *harjaz.

Noun[edit]

*hari m[1]

  1. army

Inflection[edit]

Masculine ja-stem
Singular
Nominative *hari
Genitive *harjas
Singular Plural
Nominative *hari *harjō, *harjōs
Accusative *hari *harjā
Genitive *harjas *harjō
Dative *harjē *harjum
Instrumental *harju *harjum

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: here
    • Middle English: here
  • Old Frisian: here, hire
    • Saterland Frisian: Heer
    • West Frisian: hear
  • Old Saxon: heri
  • Old Dutch: heri (in placenames)
  • Old High German: heri

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 114: “*hari”