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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/saru

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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]

  1. equipment, armour
  2. device

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

Descendants
  • Old English: searu, searo
  • Old High German: saro

References
  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”
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