Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kaʀ

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

From Proto-Germanic *kazą.

Noun

*kaʀ n

1. vessel, vat
2. container, chest, case
3. basket

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*kaʀ
Genitive	*kaʀas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kaʀ	*kaʀu
Accusative	*kaʀ	*kaʀu
Genitive	*kaʀas	*kaʀō
Dative	*kaʀē	*kaʀum
Instrumental	*kaʀu	*kaʀum

Related terms

• *kaʀjō

Derived terms

• *bijakaʀ

Descendants

• Old English: *cær
  • ⇒? Old English: *buncær (first element uncertain)
    • Early Scots: bonker, bunkur, bunker (possibly)
      • Scots: bunker
      • → English: bunker
• Old Saxon: *kar
  • Middle Low German: kar, kare
• Old Dutch: *kar
  • Middle Dutch: car, care, caer
    • Dutch: kaar
• Old High German: kar
  • Middle High German: kar
    • German: Kar (see there for further descendants)