Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-wari
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *warjaz.
Suffix
[edit]*-wari m
Inflection
[edit]| Masculine ja-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *-wari | |
| Genitive | *-warjas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *-wari | *-warjō, *-warjōs |
| Accusative | *-wari | *-warjā |
| Genitive | *-warjas | *-warjō |
| Dative | *-warjē | *-warjum |
| Instrumental | *-warju | *-warjum |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]The suffix was conflated with *-ārī in many languages, eventually causing both to be treated as one.