Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrīdrǭ

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kréydʰrom, from the root *krey- (“to divide; part; separate; sift”). Cognate with Latin crībrum (“sieve, riddle”), Old Irish criathar (“sieve”), Old Welsh cruitr (“winnowing-shovel”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxriːð.rɔ̃ː/

Noun

*hrīdrǭ f

  1. sieve

Inflection

Declension of *hrīdrǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hrīdrǭ *hrīdrōniz
vocative *hrīdrǭ *hrīdrōniz
accusative *hrīdrōnų *hrīdrōnunz
genitive *hrīdrōniz *hrīdrōnǫ̂
dative *hrīdrōni *hrīdrōmaz
instrumental *hrīdrōnē *hrīdrōmiz

Synonyms

  • *sibi

Derived terms

  • *hrīdrōną

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hrīdrā
    • Old English: hridder, hriddel n
    • Old Saxon: hrīdra
    • Old High German: rītra, rītera

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hrīdra-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 247
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