Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gawar

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

Etymology

From *ga- +‎ *war.

Adjective

*gawar

1. aware, noticing something

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*gawar
Genitive	*gawaras
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*gawar	*gawaru	*gawar
Accusative	*gawaranā	*gawarā	*gawar
Genitive	*gawaras	*gawareʀā	*gawaras
Dative	*gawarumē	*gawareʀē	*gawarumē
Instrumental	*gawaru	*gawareʀu	*gawaru
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*gawarē	*gawarō	*gawaru
Accusative	*gawarā	*gawarā	*gawaru
Genitive	*gawareʀō	*gawareʀō	*gawareʀō
Dative	*gawarēm, *gawarum	*gawarēm, *gawarum	*gawarēm, *gawarum
Instrumental	*gawarēm, *gawarum	*gawarēm, *gawarum	*gawarēm, *gawarum

Descendants

• Old English: ġewær
  • Middle English: ȝewær, iwær, iwar, ywar, iware, aware
    • Scots: awar, awaur, avar
    • English: aware
• Old Saxon: giwar
  • Middle Low German: gewār
    • German Low German: gewahr
• Old Dutch: giwar
  • Middle Dutch: gewar, gewāre, gewāer
    • Dutch: gewaar
• Old High German: giwar
  • Middle High German: gewar
    • German: gewahr