Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/worʀahanō

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

Alternative forms

• *worʀahōn n, *worʀahannijā f

Etymology

From *worʀō ~ *ūrzini, from Proto-Germanic *wurzô ~ *ūrziniz (“grouse”), + *hanō (“cock, rooster”).

Noun

*worʀahanō m

1. grouse, pheasant

   Synonym: *ūrʀahōn

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*worʀahanō
Genitive	*worʀahanini, *worʀahanan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*worʀahanō	*worʀahanan
Accusative	*worʀahanan	*worʀahanan
Genitive	*worʀahanini, *worʀahanan	*worʀahananō
Dative	*worʀahanini, *worʀahanan	*worʀahanum
Instrumental	*worʀahanini, *worʀahanan	*worʀahanum

Related terms

• *ūrʀahōn

Descendants

• Old English: worhana m, uuorhana, worhona, morhana, worhen f
• Old Dutch: worhenna f (< *worʀahannijā)
  • Middle Dutch: woerhâne
    • Dutch: woerhaan
• Old High German: orrehuon, orrehan, orhan n (< *worʀahōn)
  • Middle High German: orhan