Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/werrō

This Proto-Germanic 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.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From earlier Proto-Germanic *werzō, from Proto-Indo-European *wers- (“to grind, sand, sharpen, hone”).

Noun

*werrō f

confusion, disarray
conflict, strife

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *werrō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*werrō	*werrôz
vocative	*werrō	*werrôz
accusative	*werrǭ	*werrōz
genitive	*werrōz	*werrǫ̂
dative	*werrōi	*werrōmaz
instrumental	*werrō	*werrōmiz

Related terms

*werraną

Descendants

Old Saxon: werra
- Middle Low German: werre
Frankish: *werra
- Old Dutch: *werra
  - Middle Dutch: werre, warre
    - Dutch: war
- → Medieval Latin: werra, wera, guerra (see there for further descendants)
Old High German: werra
- Middle High German: wërre

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