Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hērą
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Perhaps derived from Proto-Indo-European *kēs-ró-m, a lengthened-grade formation from *kes- (“to scrape, comb”), and compared in particular to Old Irish cír (“comb”).[1] Alternatively, Gasiorowski derives the Germanic from an earlier *hezra-, with loss of -z- before -r- and compensatory lengthening of the vowel, from Pre-Germanic *kes-ró-m (“that which is combed”), substantivization of an adjective *kes-ro-s, ultimately from the same root *kes- as above.[2]
Older theories traced the word to a Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-, *ḱeres- (“rough hair, bristle”), though this leaves the lengthened grade unaccounted for.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*hērą n
Inflection
[edit]| neuter a-stemDeclension of *hērą (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *hērą | *hērō | |
| vocative | *hērą | *hērō | |
| accusative | *hērą | *hērō | |
| genitive | *hēras, *hēris | *hērǫ̂ | |
| dative | *hērai | *hēramaz | |
| instrumental | *hērō | *hēramiz | |
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *hār
- Old Norse: hár
References
[edit]- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hēra-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 220
- ^ Gąsiorowski, Piotr (2012) “The Germanic reflexes of PIE *-sr- in the context of Verner's Law”, in The Sound of Indo-European: Phonetics, Phonemics, and Morphophonemics[2], Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press, , →ISSN