Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/war

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 *waraz.

Adjective

*war

1. aware, alert, on guard

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*war
Genitive	*waras
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*war	*waru	*war
Accusative	*waranā	*warā	*war
Genitive	*waras	*wareʀā	*waras
Dative	*warumē	*wareʀē	*warumē
Instrumental	*waru	*wareʀu	*waru
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*warē	*warō	*waru
Accusative	*warā	*warā	*waru
Genitive	*wareʀō	*wareʀō	*wareʀō
Dative	*warēm, *warum	*warēm, *warum	*warēm, *warum
Instrumental	*warēm, *warum	*warēm, *warum	*warēm, *warum

Derived terms

• *gawar

Descendants

• Old English: wær
  • Middle English: war, ware
    • English: ware
• Old Frisian: war, ware
  • ⇒ West Frisian: warskôgje
• Old Saxon: war
• Old Dutch: *war
  • Middle Dutch: waer (in compounds: waerschuwen, ontware, ontwaer, etc.)
• Old High German: war