Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrugjaz

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

Of uncertain origin. Appears to stem from a Proto-Indo-European *(s)krewk- (“heap, hill; back, spine?”), with potential cognates listed at Latin crux (“cross (frame, symbol)”), though this is highly speculative.[1] Whether the hypothetical root is a derivative of *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”) is far from clear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxruɣ.jɑz/

Noun

*hrugjaz m

  1. back
  2. spine
  3. ridge

Inflection

Declension of *hrugjaz (masculine ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hrugjaz *hrugjōz, *hrugjōs
vocative *hrugi *hrugjōz, *hrugjōs
accusative *hrugją *hrugjanz
genitive *hrugjas, *hrugis *hrugjǫ̂
dative *hrugjai *hrugjamaz
instrumental *hrugjō *hrugjamiz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hrugja-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 250
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