Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hrau
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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]
From Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-.
Adjective[edit]
*hrau[1]
Inflection[edit]
| wa-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *hrau | ||
| Genitive | *hrawas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *hrau | *hrau | *hrau |
| Accusative | *hrawanā | *hrawā | *hrau |
| Genitive | *hrawas | *hraweʀā | *hrawas |
| Dative | *hraumē | *hraweʀē | *hraumē |
| Instrumental | *hrau | *hraweʀu | *hrau |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *hrawē | *hrawō | *hrau |
| Accusative | *hrawā | *hrawā | *hrau |
| Genitive | *hraweʀō | *hraweʀō | *hraweʀō |
| Dative | *hrawēm, *hraum | *hrawēm, *hraum | *hrawēm, *hraum |
| Instrumental | *hrawēm, *hraum | *hrawēm, *hraum | *hrawēm, *hraum |
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: hrēaw, hrǣw
- Old Frisian: *hrā, *hrē
- Old Saxon: hrāo
- Middle Low German: rō
- Old Dutch: *rao, *rō
- Old High German: rō, hrō, rao, rāo
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 173: “PWGmc *hrau, *hraw-”