Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/krankaz

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

  • *krangaz

Etymology

An adjective derived from *kringaną (“to turn, fall, yield”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɑŋ.kɑz/

Adjective

*krankaz

  1. bent; crooked
  2. weak

Inflection

Declension of *krankaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *krankaz *krankō *kranką, -atō *krankai *krankôz *krankō
accusative *krankanǭ *krankǭ *kranką, -atō *krankanz *krankōz *krankō
genitive *krankas, -is *krankaizōz *krankas, -is *krankaizǫ̂ *krankaizǫ̂ *krankaizǫ̂
dative *krankammai *krankaizōi *krankammai *krankaimaz *krankaimaz *krankaimaz
instrumental *krankanō *krankaizō *krankanō *krankaimiz *krankaimiz *krankaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *krankô *krankǭ *krankô *krankaniz *krankōniz *krankōnō
accusative *krankanų *krankōnų *krankô *krankanunz *krankōnunz *krankōnō
genitive *krankiniz *krankōniz *krankiniz *krankanǫ̂ *krankōnǫ̂ *krankanǫ̂
dative *krankini *krankōni *krankini *krankammaz *krankōmaz *krankammaz
instrumental *krankinē *krankōnē *krankinē *krankammiz *krankōmiz *krankammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *krank
    • Old English: *cranc
    • Old Frisian: krank, kronk, krenk
    • Old Saxon: *krank
    • Old Dutch: *cranc
    • Old High German: *krank, *chranch
  • Old Norse: krangr; krankr (possible borrowing from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch)

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*kranga- ~ *kranka-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 301-2
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