Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rūhaz

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 related to Sanskrit रूक्ष (rūkṣá, rough), from Proto-Indo-European *HruHḱsos.[2] Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewk-.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈruː.xɑz/

Adjective

*rūhaz

  1. rough

Inflection

Declension of *rūhaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *rūhaz *rūhō *rūhą, -atō *rūhai *rūhôz *rūhō
accusative *rūhanǭ *rūhǭ *rūhą, -atō *rūhanz *rūhōz *rūhō
genitive *rūhas, -is *rūhaizōz *rūhas, -is *rūhaizǫ̂ *rūhaizǫ̂ *rūhaizǫ̂
dative *rūhammai *rūhaizōi *rūhammai *rūhaimaz *rūhaimaz *rūhaimaz
instrumental *rūhanō *rūhaizō *rūhanō *rūhaimiz *rūhaimiz *rūhaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *rūhô *rūhǭ *rūhô *rūhaniz *rūhōniz *rūhōnō
accusative *rūhanų *rūhōnų *rūhô *rūhanunz *rūhōnunz *rūhōnō
genitive *rūhiniz *rūhōniz *rūhiniz *rūhanǫ̂ *rūhōnǫ̂ *rūhanǫ̂
dative *rūhini *rūhōni *rūhini *rūhammaz *rūhōmaz *rūhammaz
instrumental *rūhinē *rūhōnē *rūhinē *rūhammiz *rūhōmiz *rūhammiz

Derived terms

  • *rūhijǭ

Descendants

  • Old English: rūh, rūg
  • Old Frisian: *rūch
  • Old Saxon: *rūh, *rūg, *rūw (found in derivatives)
  • Old Dutch: *rūh
  • Old High German: rūh

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*rūxwaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 309
  2. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “rūkṣá-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 422