Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/warjaz
Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
Derived from *warjaną (“to hinder, defend”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*warjaz m
Inflection edit
masculine ja-stemDeclension of *warjaz (masculine ja-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *warjaz | *warjōz, *warjōs | |
vocative | *wari | *warjōz, *warjōs | |
accusative | *warją | *warjanz | |
genitive | *warjas, *waris | *warjǫ̂ | |
dative | *warjai | *warjamaz | |
instrumental | *warjō | *warjamiz |
Usage notes edit
This noun does not survive on its own in any language, but only as a suffix. This may mean that it appeared only in compounds in Proto-Germanic as well.
Descendants edit
The compound form of this noun was conflated with *-ārijaz in many languages, eventually causing both to be treated as one.
- Proto-West Germanic: *-wari
- Proto-Norse: *ᚹᚨᚱᛁᛃᚨᛉ (*wārijaz)
- ⇒ Proto-Norse: ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᚹᚨᚱᛁᛃᚨᛉ (stainawārijaz)
- Old Norse: Steinarr
- Old Norse: -verr, -verjar, -verir
- Icelandic: -verji
- Faroese: -verji
- Norwegian Nynorsk: -ver, -vær (lomvær, vikvær, skjåkvær, øyvær), ⇒ -væring (lofotværing, ofotværing, senjaværing, saltværing, altaværing, ranværing)
- ⇒ Proto-Norse: ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᚹᚨᚱᛁᛃᚨᛉ (stainawārijaz)
- → Latin: -variī (in ancient Germanic tribal names)