Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/glāʀ

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 Proto-Germanic *glēzą (“amber, glass”).

Noun

*glāʀ n or m

1. glass; amber
2. resin

Inflection

Neuter

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*glāʀ
Genitive	*glāʀas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*glāʀ	*glāʀu
Accusative	*glāʀ	*glāʀu
Genitive	*glāʀas	*glāʀō
Dative	*glāʀē	*glāʀum
Instrumental	*glāʀu	*glāʀum

Masculine

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*glāʀ
Genitive	*glāʀas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*glāʀ	*glāʀō, *glāʀōs
Accusative	*glāʀ	*glāʀā
Genitive	*glāʀas	*glāʀō
Dative	*glāʀē	*glāʀum
Instrumental	*glāʀu	*glāʀum

Alternative reconstructions

• *glēʀ

Derived terms

• *glāʀōn

Related terms

• *glāʀ(u)rōn
• *glas

Descendants

• Old English: glǣr
• Old Saxon: *glār, glēr
  • Middle Low German: glâr, glar