Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hriþiz

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

  • *hriþô

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kret- (“to shake; quiver; tremble”). Compare Welsh cryd (“fever”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxri.θiz/

Noun

*hriþiz m

  1. trembling; the shakes; the shivers
  2. fever; ague

Inflection

Declension of *hriþiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hriþiz *hriþīz
vocative *hriþi *hriþīz
accusative *hriþį *hriþinz
genitive *hriþīz *hriþjǫ̂
dative *hriþī *hriþimaz
instrumental *hriþī *hriþimiz

Descendants

  • Old English: hriþ; hriþing
  • Old Saxon: hrido
  • Old Dutch: *rido
  • Old High German: rito, ritto
    • Middle High German: rite
  • Old Norse: riða (< *hriþǭ)
    • Icelandic: riða
    • Old Swedish: rīdha

References

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