Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/herzô

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

Alternative forms

*her(r)ô

Etymology

Of Uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerd- (“to move, sway, swing, jump”). Cognate with Old High German scerdo (“hinge”), Latin cardō (“hinge”), Lithuanian kárti (“to hang”). Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *kérH-on-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxer.zɔːː/

Noun

*herzô m

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *herzô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*herzô	*herzaniz
vocative	*herzô	*herzaniz
accusative	*herzanų	*herzanunz
genitive	*hirziniz	*herzanǫ̂
dative	*hirzini	*herzammaz
instrumental	*hirzinē	*herzammiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *herʀō, *her(r)ō
- Old English: heorra
  - Middle English: herre, har, harre, her, horre; heorre
    - English: har, harr, harre
    - Scots: harr, herre, har
    - Yola: harr, har
- Old Dutch: harra, *herro
  - Middle Dutch: herre, harre
    - Dutch: har
Old Norse: hjarri; hjari; hjara
- Icelandic: hjarri; hjari, hjara, hjör
- Faroese: hjørri; hjørra

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