Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wirsiʀō

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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 *wirsizô.

Adjective[edit]

*wirsiʀō

  1. comparative degree of *ubil (bad, evil): worse

Inflection[edit]

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: wiersa, wyrsa
    • English: worse
  • Old Frisian: wirra, werra
  • Old Saxon: wirsiro
  • Old Dutch: *wirs
  • Old High German: wirsiro