Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/haʀu

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 *hazwaz.

Noun

*haʀu m

1. flax

Inflection

Masculine wa-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*haʀu
Genitive	*haʀwas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*haʀu	*haʀwō, *haʀwōs
Accusative	*haʀu	*haʀwā
Genitive	*haʀwas	*haʀwō
Dative	*haʀwē	*haʀum
Instrumental	*haʀu	*haʀum

Descendants

• Old Frisian: har, her
  • Saterland Frisian: Harrel
• Old Saxon: *har (in harluf)
  • ⇒ Middle Low German: harle, herle
    • Low German: harle
    • → English: harl
    • → Scots: harle, harl
• Old High German: har; haro
  • Middle High German: har
    • German: Haar