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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wāru

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

From Proto-Germanic *wērō.

Noun

*wāru f

pledge, agreement

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wāru
Genitive	*wārā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wāru	*wārō
Accusative	*wārā	*wārā
Genitive	*wārā	*wārō
Dative	*wārē	wārōm, wārum
Instrumental	*wāru	wārōm, wārum

Related terms

*wār n
*wārī f

Descendants

Old English: wǣr
- Middle English: were, ware
Old Saxon: *wāra; wār
- Middle Low German: wâre
Old Dutch: *wāra
- Middle Dutch: wâre, waer
  - Dutch: waar
Old High German: wāra
- Middle High German: wāre
  - German: Wahre (archaic)

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