Latin words from Proto-Germanic
5 Latin words with Proto-Germanic in their history, whether borrowed directly or passed on through other languages.
baro
1. The blockhead is borrowed from Etruscan *paru according to Köbler, and the OLD too labels it Etruscan. Wiktionary calls the origin unknown but probably a loan, and compares bardus (“stupid”), an…
bison
It is borrowed from Proto-Germanic *wisundaz (“bison, wisent”). The OLD and the TLL call it a Germanic word and compare Old High German wisunt and Old English wesend. Greek Ancient Greek βίσων…
framea
It is a Germanic word, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *framjō (“lance, spear, javelin”) in the reconstruction Wiktionary calls the most accepted, although the exact form is uncertain. Tacitus says…
sapo
It is borrowed from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ. The OLD compares Old High German seifa and English soap. Etymonline explains that the Germanic word was first a reddish hair dye used by warriors.
urus
The origin is disputed. The OLD and Köbler take it as a Germanic word, and Köbler gives it as borrowed from Proto-Germanic *ūrōn; Georges compares Old High German ūr, and the OLD compares Old Norse…