Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wāru

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 *wērō.

Noun

*wāru f

1. pledge, agreement

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wāru
Genitive	*wārā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wāru	*wārō
Accusative	*wārā	*wārā
Genitive	*wārā	*wārō
Dative	*wārē	*wārōm, *wārum
Instrumental	*wāru	*wārōm, *wārum

Related terms

• *wār n
• *wārī f

Descendants

• Old English: wǣr
  • Middle English: were, ware
• Old Saxon: *wāra; wār
  • Middle Low German: wâre
• Old Dutch: *wāra
  • Middle Dutch: wâre, waer
    • Dutch: waar
• Old High German: wāra
  • Middle High German: wāre
    • German: Wahre (archaic)