Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/weruz

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

Alternative forms

• *warzuz (?)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wers- (“high, raised area, tuber, lump, blister”). Compare Latin varus (“pimple”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwe.ruz/

Noun

*weruz f

1. (anatomy) lip

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *weruz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*weruz	*wiriwiz
vocative	*weru	*wiriwiz
accusative	*werų	*werunz
genitive	*werauz	*wiriwǫ̂
dative	*wiriwi	*werumaz
instrumental	*werū	*werumiz

Derived terms

• *werulō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *weru; *werulu
  • ⇒ Old English: weler, weolor, welur (< *werulō)
  • Old Frisian: were
    • North Frisian: ware, were
• Old Norse: vǫrr
  • Icelandic: vör
  • Faroese: vørr
• ⇒ Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌻𐍉 (wairilō) (< *werulō)