Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/grēduz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *gʰreh₁tús, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁-, *gʰer- (“to desire, enjoy”). Related to Latin horior (“to encourage”), Ancient Greek χαίρω (khaírō, “to rejoice”), Sanskrit हर्यति (háryati, “to like, enjoy”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣrɛː.ðuz/

Noun

*grēduz m[1]

  1. desire, hunger

Inflection

Declension of *grēduz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *grēduz *grēdiwiz
vocative *grēdu *grēdiwiz
accusative *grēdų *grēdunz
genitive *grēdauz *grēdiwǫ̂
dative *grēdiwi *grēdumaz
instrumental *grēdū *grēdumiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *grādu
  • Old Norse: gráðr, gráði
    • Icelandic: gráður
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: gråde
    • Old Swedish: grādh f
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍃 (grēdus)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*grēdu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 187
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