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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/warpą

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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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Nominal formation from *werpaną (to throw, cast).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*warpą n

  1. warp

Inflection

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neuter a-stemDeclension of *warpą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *warpą *warpō
vocative *warpą *warpō
accusative *warpą *warpō
genitive *warpas, *warpis *warpǫ̂
dative *warpai *warpamaz
instrumental *warpō *warpamiz
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Descendants

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  • Old English: wearp, warp
  • Middle Low German: warp
  • Middle Dutch: warp
  • Old High German: warf
  • Old Norse: varp

References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*warpan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 450