Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hērą
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Proto-Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Often traced to Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-, *ḱeres- (“rough hair, bristle”), though this leaves the lengthened grade unaccounted for. Alternatively, from earlier *hezra-, with loss of -z- before -r- and compensatory lengthening of the vowel, from Pre-Germanic *kesróm (“that which is combed”), substantivization of an adjective *kesros, derived from Proto-Indo-European *kes- (“to comb, scrape”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*hērą n
Inflection[edit]
neuter a-stemDeclension of *hērą (neuter a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *hērą | *hērō | |
vocative | *hērą | *hērō | |
accusative | *hērą | *hērō | |
genitive | *hēras, *hēris | *hērǫ̂ | |
dative | *hērai | *hēramaz | |
instrumental | *hērō | *hēramiz |
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-West Germanic: *hār
- Old Norse: hár