Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wirsizô

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

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *wers- (“to confuse, mix up; to beat, thresh, grind”), and thereby cognate with *werrō

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwir.si.zɔːː/

Adjective

*wirsizô (adverb *wirsiz)

comparative degree of *ubilaz

Inflection

Declension of *wirsizô (an/īn-stem)

Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wirsizô	*wirsizaniz	*wirsizį̄	*wirsizīniz	*wirsizô	*wirsizōnō
Accusative	*wirsizanų	*wirsizanunz	*wirsizīnų	*wirsizīnunz	*wirsizô	*wirsizōnō
Genitive	*wirsiziniz	*wirsizanǫ̂	*wirsizīniz	*wirsizīnǫ̂	*wirsiziniz	*wirsizanǫ̂
Dative	*wirsizini	*wirsizammaz	*wirsizīni	*wirsizīmaz	*wirsizini	*wirsizammaz
Instrumental	*wirsizinē	*wirsizammiz	*wirsizīnē	*wirsizīmiz	*wirsizinē	*wirsizammiz

Derived terms

Old English: wyrsa
- English: worse
Old Frisian: wirra, werra
Old Saxon: wirsiro
Old Dutch: *wirs
- Middle Dutch: wers
  - Dutch: wers
Old High German: wirsiro
- Middle High German: wirser
Old Norse: verri
- Icelandic: verri
- Faroese: verri
- Norwegian: verre
- Swedish: värre, (dialectal) vaire, varr
- Danish: værre
Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍃𐌹𐌶𐌰 (wairsiza)

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