Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wer

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 *weraz.

Noun

*wer m

1. man

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wer(a)
Genitive	*weras
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wer(a)	*werōs
Accusative	*wer(a)	*werā
Genitive	*weras	*werō
Dative	*werē	*werum
Instrumental	*weru	*werum

Synonyms

• *gumō

Hypernyms

• *mann

Descendants

• Old English: wer
  • Middle English: wer
    • English: wer, were
• Old Frisian: wer
• Old Saxon: wer
  • Middle Low German: wēre
• Old Dutch: *wer
  • Middle Dutch: weer
• Old High German: wer
  • Middle High German: wer, were
    • German: Wer (archaic or obsolete)