Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/werru

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 *werran (“to cause confusion”) +‎ *-u.

Noun

*werru f

1. confusion, disorder
2. riot, disturbance, quarrel

Declension

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*werru
Genitive	*werrā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*werru	*werrō
Accusative	*werrā	*werrā
Genitive	*werrā	*werrō
Dative	*werrē	*werrōm, *werrum
Instrumental	*werru	*werrōm, *werrum

Derived terms

• *wirrisōn

Descendants

• ⇒? Old Frisian: wersia (“to strive or war against, resist, object”)
• Old Saxon: werra
  • Middle Low German: werre
• Old Dutch: *werra
  • Middle Dutch: werre, warre
    • Dutch: war
      • Afrikaans: war
• Old High German: werra
  • Middle High German: wërre
    • German: Wirre
  • ⇒ Old High German: werran
    • Middle High German: werren, wirren
      • German: wirren
    • ⇒ Old High German: giwerri
      • Middle High German: gewërre
        • German: Gewirre, Gewirr
  • ⇒ Old High German: werrisal
    • Middle High German: *werrsal, *wirrsal
      • German: Wirrsal
• → Medieval Latin: werra, guerra (11th c.), wera (see there for further descendants)