Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wartǭ

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wers-. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic врьхъ (vrĭxŭ, “top, peak”), Ancient Greek ἕρμα (hérma, “reef, rock, hill”), Lithuanian viršus (“top”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwɑr.tɔ̃ː/

Noun

*wartǭ f

wart

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *wartǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wartǭ	*wartōniz
vocative	*wartǭ	*wartōniz
accusative	*wartōnų	*wartōnunz
genitive	*wartōniz	*wartōnǫ̂
dative	*wartōni	*wartōmaz
instrumental	*wartōnē	*wartōmiz

Descendants

Old English: wearte
- Middle English: werte, wrette, wert
  - Scots: wrette, wrat, wrait
  - English: wart, wrot (dialectal)
Old Frisian: warte, worte
- Saterland Frisian: Wotte, Woote
- West Frisian: wart
Old Saxon: warta, *wratta
- Middle Low German: warte, wratte
Old Dutch: *warta, wratt
- Middle Dutch: wratte, warte, worte
  - Dutch: wrat
Old High German: warza, werza
- Middle High German: warze, werze
  - Cimbrian: bèertza
  - German: Warze
  - Hunsrik: Waarz
  - Luxembourgish: Waarzel
Old Norse: varta
- Icelandic: varta
- Faroese: vørta f (“nipple”)
- Norwegian: vorte
- Old Swedish: varta
  - Swedish: vårta
- Old Danish: wartæ
  - Danish: vorte
- Westrobothnian: vart

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