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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/heruz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱérus or *ḱérh₂us (pointed stick, arrow, spear, sword) from the root *ḱerh₂- (head; horn), cognate with Sanskrit शरु (śáru, missile, dart, arrow),[1] or from *(s)ker- (to cut).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxe.ruz/

Noun

*heruz m

  1. sword, dagger

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *heruz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *heruz *hiriwiz
vocative *heru *hiriwiz
accusative *herų *herunz
genitive *herauz *hiriwǫ̂
dative *hiriwi *herumaz
instrumental *herū *herumiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *heru
    • 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
  • Proto-Norse: *ᚺᛖᚱᚢᛉ (*heruʀ)
  • Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌿𐍃 (hairus)

References

  1. Holthausen, Ferdinand (2012) “hairu-s”, in Gotisches etymologisches Wörterbuch: Mit Einschluß der Eigennamen und der gotischen Lehnwörter im Romanischen [Gothic Etymological Dictionary: Including Proper Names and Gothic Loanwords in Romance Languages] (Germanische Bibliothek 4; 8) (in German), 2 edition, Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, →ISBN, page 42
  2. Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “H19. hairus”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 171
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