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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/airu

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 1

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *airō.

Noun

*airu f

  1. oar
Inflection
ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *airu
Genitive *airā
Singular Plural
Nominative *airu *airō
Accusative *airā *airā
Genitive *airā *airō
Dative *airē *airōm, *airum
Instrumental *airu *airōm, *airum
Descendants
  • Old English: ār
    • Middle English: ore, hore, oore; are, aurre
      • English: oar
      • Scots: air

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *airuz.

Noun

*airu m

  1. (North Sea Germanic) messenger
    Synonym: *bodā
Inflection
u-stem
Singular
Nominative *airu
Genitive *airō
Singular Plural
Nominative *airu *airiwi, *airō
Accusative *airu *airū
Genitive *airō *airiwō
Dative *airiwi, *airō *airum
Instrumental *airu *airum
Descendants
  • Old English: ār
  • Old Saxon: ēr
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