Reconstruction:Frankish/werra

This Frankish entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Frankish

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *werrō (“confusion, conflict”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wers- (“to confuse, perplex”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwer.ra/

Noun

*werra f

confusion, disorder
riot, disturbance, quarrel

Declension

Declension of *werra (ō-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	*werra	*werra
accusative	*werra	*werra
genitive	*werra	*werrō
dative	*werru	*werrōm
instrumental	*werru	*werrōm

Descendants

Old Dutch: *werra
- Middle Dutch: werre, warre
  - Dutch: war
→ Medieval Latin: werra, wera, guerra (see there for further descendants)

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