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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/garwaz

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

Probably from *ga- +‎ *arwaz (“ready, fast”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɑr.wɑz/

Adjective

*garwaz

  1. ready, prepared

Inflection


Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *garu
    • Old English: ġearu, ġearo
    • Old Frisian: *gar, *jer
      • Saterland Frisian: goar
    • Old Saxon: garo, garu
    • Old Dutch: garo
      • Middle Dutch: gāer
        • Dutch: gaar (“cooked, done”)
    • Old High German: garo, karo
      • Middle High German: gare, gar
        • German: gar (“cooked, done”)
        • Luxembourgish: guer
  • Old Norse: gǫrr, gerr
  • → Proto-Samic:
    • Northern Sami: gárvvis
    • Southern Sami: gaervies

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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