Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hraiwą

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-Proto-Germanic *krow-yóm (by metathesis), derived from Proto-Indo-European *kréwh₂s (“blood (outside of the body)”), root noun of Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-.

Noun

*hraiwą n

  1. body, corpse, carcass

Inflection

Declension of *hraiwą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hraiwą *hraiwō
vocative *hraiwą *hraiwō
accusative *hraiwą *hraiwō
genitive *hraiwas, *hraiwis *hraiwǫ̂
dative *hraiwai *hraiwamaz
instrumental *hraiwō *hraiwamiz

Descendants

  • Old English: hrāw, hrā, hrǣw
  • Old Frisian: hrē-
  • Old Saxon: hrēu, hrēo
  • Old Dutch:
    • Middle Dutch: ree
      • Dutch: reeuw
  • Old High German: *rēo
    • Middle High German: rē
  • Old Norse: hræ
  • ⇒ Gothic: 𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌳𐌿𐌱𐍉 (hraiwadubō, “turtle-dove”)
  • → Proto-Finnic: *räivä (see there for further descendants)
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