Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hreud
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unknown. Pokorny suggests Proto-Indo-European *krew- (“to shake, wave around”), referring to its movement in the wind, in which case related to Old English hrēaþemūs (“bat”), Tocharian A kru (“reed”), Tocharian B kärwats, Lithuanian krutéti (“to move”).[1]
Noun[edit]
*hreud n
Inflection[edit]
| Neuter a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *hreud | |
| Genitive | *hreudas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *hreud | *hreudu |
| Accusative | *hreud | *hreudu |
| Genitive | *hreudas | *hreudō |
| Dative | *hreudē | *hreudum |
| Instrumental | *hreudu | *hreudum |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: hrēod
- Old Frisian: hriād, hreid
- Old Saxon: hriod
- Old Dutch: *riod, ried, riet
- Old High German: hriot, riot
References[edit]
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 623, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 623