Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/heru

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 *heruz.

Noun

*heru m

1. sword, dagger

Inflection

u-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*heru
Genitive	*herō
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*heru	*hiriwi, *herō
Accusative	*heru	*herū
Genitive	*herō	*hiriwō
Dative	*hiriwi, *herō	*herum
Instrumental	*heru	*herum

Descendants

• Old English: heoru
• Old Saxon: *heru (in compounds)
  • ⇒ Old Saxon: heruband
  • ⇒ Old Saxon: herudrōrag (adjective)
  • ⇒ Old Saxon: herugrimm, herugrim (adjective)
  • ⇒ Old Saxon: herusēl
  • ⇒ Old Saxon: heruthrumm, heruthrum