Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/teru

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *terwą.

Noun

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*teru n

  1. tar, resin
    Synonym: *pik

Inflection

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Neuter wa-stem
Singular
Nominative *teru
Genitive *terwas
Singular Plural
Nominative *teru *teru
Accusative *teru *teru
Genitive *terwas *terwō
Dative *terwē *terum
Instrumental *teru *terum

Descendants

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  • Old English: teoru
  • Old Frisian: tere
  • Old Saxon: *tero
    • Middle Low German: tēre, tēr
      • German: Teer
      • Rhine Franconian: Zeer (northern Hessian; likely borrowed and adapted)
  • Old Dutch: *tero