*heruz

Runic: ᚺᛖᚱᚢᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈxe.ruz/

noun · masculine · u-stem

Meanings

sword, dagger

Etymology

From a Proto-Indo-European *ḱérus or *ḱérh₂us (‘pointed stick, arrow, spear, sword’), possibly from the root *ḱerh₂- (‘head; horn’) or from *(s)ker- (‘to cut’). Cognate with Sanskrit शरु (śáru) (śáru, ‘missile, dart, arrow’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.heruzhiriwiz
Acc.herųherunz
Gen.herauzhiriwǫ̂
Dat.hiriwiherumaz
Inst.herūherumiz
Voc.heruhiriwiz

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Descendants

  • *heru (Proto-West Germanic)
    • heoru (Old English)
  • *heru (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *heru (Old Saxon)
      • heruband, herudrōrag, herugrimm, herugrim, herusēl, heruthrumm, heruthrum (Old Saxon)
  • *ᚺᛖᚱᚢᛉ (*heruʀ) (Proto-Norse)
    • ᚺᛡᛖᚱᚢᚹᚢᛚᚨᚠᛁᛉ (hᴀeruwulafiʀ) (Proto-Norse)
  • *ᚺᛖᚱᚢᛉ (*heruʀ) (Proto-Norse)
    • hjǫrr (Old Norse)
      • hjör (Icelandic)
  • 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌿𐍃 (hairus) (Gothic)

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