Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wrēþuz

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

From Proto-Indo-European *wrēto- (“multitude, crowd, troop, company”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer-, *wrē- (“to string, put in a row”). Cognate with Sanskrit व्रात (vrā́ta, “crowd, troop, company”).

Noun

*wrēþuz m

  1. herd, troop, flock

Inflection

Declension of *wrēþuz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wrēþuz *wrēþiwiz
vocative *wrēþu *wrēþiwiz
accusative *wrēþų *wrēþunz
genitive *wrēþauz *wrēþiwǫ̂
dative *wrēþiwi *wrēþumaz
instrumental *wrēþū *wrēþumiz
  • *warinō

Descendants

  • Old English: wrǣþ, wrǣd
  • Old Norse: *vráðr; (>*vráði, ráði)
    • Old Danish: vrāth
  • Gothic: 𐍅𐍂𐌹𐌸𐌿𐍃 (wriþus)
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