Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrinþaz

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

    Probably from Proto-Indo-European *ḱrént-os ~ *ḱrn̥t-és-s, from the root *ḱer- (“head; horn”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈxrin.θɑz/

    Noun

    *hrinþaz n[1]

    1. A horned beast, as in a neat or ox

    Inflection

    Declension of *hrinþaz (z-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *hrinþaz *hrinþizō
    vocative *hrinþaz *hrinþizō
    accusative *hrinþaz *hrinþizō
    genitive *hrinþiziz *hrinþizǫ̂
    dative *hrinþizi *hrinþizumaz
    instrumental *hrinþizē *hrinþizumiz

    Descendants

    • Proto-West Germanic: *hrinþ
      • Old English: hrīþ (< nom.sg.), hrīþer (< nom.pl.)
      • Old Frisian: hrīther, hrēther, hrinder (< nom.pl.)
      • Old Saxon: hrīth, *hrind
      • Old Dutch: *rint, *rinth
      • Old High German: rind, hrind
        • Middle High German: rint
          • Alemannic German: Rind
          • Central Franconian: Rend, Renk (native in most of Ripuarian, now chiefly western dialects), Rond, Rönd (Eifel)
          • German: Rind
          • Hunsrik: Rind
          • Luxembourgish: Rand
          • Vilamovian: rynd

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hrinþiz ~ *hrunþiz”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 247–248
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