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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kaʀjō

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *kazjô. Equivalent to *kaʀ (vessel) +‎ *-jō. Cognate with Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍃𐌾𐌰 (kasja, potter).[1]

Noun

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*kaʀjō m

  1. vessel-maker, potter
  2. keeper

Inflection

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Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *kaʀjō
Genitive *kaʀjini, *kaʀjan
Singular Plural
Nominative *kaʀjō *kaʀjan
Accusative *kaʀjan *kaʀjan
Genitive *kaʀjini, *kaʀjan *kaʀjanō
Dative *kaʀjini, *kaʀjan *kaʀjum
Instrumental *kaʀjini, *kaʀjan *kaʀjum

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old English: *cere

Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ Lloyd, Albert L., Lühr, Rosemarie (2014) “kar”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Althochdeutschen (in German), volume V: iba-luzzilo, Göttingen/Zürich: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, →ISBN, pages 399-400:ae. -cere (in beocere ‚Imker‘), got. kasja m. ‚löpfer‘ < urgerm. *kasi̯an-