Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/saru

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 *sarwą.

Noun

*saru n[1]

equipment, armour
device

Inflection

Neuter wa-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*saru
Genitive	*sarwas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*saru	*saru
Accusative	*saru	*saru
Genitive	*sarwas	*sarwō
Dative	*sarwē	*sarum
Instrumental	*saru	*sarum

Descendants

Old English: searu, searo
Old Saxon: saru
Old High German: saro

References

Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 46: “PWGmc *saru”

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[1] Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 46: “PWGmc *saru”