Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/warnu

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 *warnō, which either is from *warnōną or is the source thereof. In any case from an n-extension of Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to observe, keep watch, heed; to guard, warn”).

Noun

*warnu f

  1. (Anglo-Frisian) refusal

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *warnu
Genitive *warnā
Singular Plural
Nominative *warnu *warnō
Accusative *warnā *warnā
Genitive *warnā *warnō
Dative *warnē *warnōm, *warnum
Instrumental *warnu *warnōm, *warnum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: wearn
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