Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/gʷeru
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This Proto-Italic 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-Italic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *gʷéru (“spit, spear”).
Noun
[edit]*gʷeru n[1]
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *gʷeru (gʷerū?) | *gʷerwā, gʷerūā? |
| vocative | *gʷeru (gʷerū?) | *gʷerwā, gʷerūā? |
| accusative | *gʷeru (gʷerū?) | *gʷerwā, gʷerūā? |
| genitive | *gʷerous, gʷerwos | *gʷerwom (gʷerowom?) |
| dative | *gʷerowei | *gʷeruβos |
| ablative | *gʷerūd | *gʷeruβos |
| locative | *gʷerou? | *gʷeruβos |
Descendants
[edit]- Latin: verū (“spit”)
- Umbrian 𐌁𐌄𐌓𐌅𐌀 (berva, acc.pl.), 𐌁𐌄𐌓𐌖𐌔 (berus, “sacrificial instrument”, abl.pl.)
References
[edit]- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “veru, -ūs”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 668