Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wērō

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

Substantivization of *wēraz (“true”), though Orel takes both forms as directly derived from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁- (“true”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɛː.rɔː/

Noun

*wērō f

1. truth
2. pledge

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *wērō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wērō	*wērôz
vocative	*wērō	*wērôz
accusative	*wērǭ	*wērōz
genitive	*wērōz	*wērǫ̂
dative	*wērōi	*wērōmaz
instrumental	*wērō	*wērōmiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wāru
  • Old English: wǣr
    • Middle English: were, ware
  • Old Saxon: *wāra; wār
    • Middle Low German: wâre
  • Old Dutch: *wāra
    • Middle Dutch: wâre, waer
      • Dutch: waar
  • Old High German: wāra
    • Middle High German: wāre
      • German: Wahre (archaic)
• Old Norse: várar pl