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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hweraz

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-, *kʷern- (bowl, vessel). Cognate with Welsh pair (cauldron), Old Irish coire (kettle), Russian ча́ра (čára, bowl), Sanskrit चरु (carú, bowl).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*hweraz m

  1. kettle
    Synonym: *katilaz

Inflection

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masculine a-stemDeclension of *hweraz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hweraz *hwerōz, *hwerōs
vocative *hwer *hwerōz, *hwerōs
accusative *hwerą *hweranz
genitive *hweras, *hwiris *hwerǫ̂
dative *hwerai *hweramaz
instrumental *hwerō *hweramiz

Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *hwer
    • Old English: hwer
    • Old High German: hwer, wer
  • Old Norse: hverr

References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*hwera-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 265