Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrōþiz

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

  • *hrōþaz

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *kréh₂tis or *kréh₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European *kreH- (“to shout, to cry”). Cognate with Sanskrit कीर्ति (kīrti, “speech, report; fame, renown”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxrɔː.θiz/

Noun

*hrōþiz m[1]

  1. praise, fame, glory, renown

Inflection

Declension of *hrōþiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hrōþiz *hrōþīz
vocative *hrōþi *hrōþīz
accusative *hrōþį *hrōþinz
genitive *hrōþīz *hrōþijǫ̂
dative *hrōþī *hrōþimaz
instrumental *hrōþī *hrōþimiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hrōþi
    • Old English: hrēþ
    • Old Saxon: hrōth-
    • Old High German: *hruod
  • Old Norse: hróðr, hróð-, Hróð-
    • Icelandic: hróður, hróð-, Hróð-
  • Gothic: *𐌷𐍂𐍉𐌸𐍃 (*hrōþs) (in personal names)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hrōþi-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 249
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