Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wrungǭ

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

A zero-grade derivation from *wringaną (“to wring”) +‎ *-ǭ. Compare the masculine *wrunga-, which gives Dutch wrong (“wreath”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwrun.ɡɔ̃ː/

Noun

*wrungǭ f

  1. snare

Inflection

Declension of *wrungǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wrungǭ *wrungōniz
vocative *wrungǭ *wrungōniz
accusative *wrungōnų *wrungōnunz
genitive *wrungōniz *wrungōnǫ̂
dative *wrungōni *wrungōmaz
instrumental *wrungōnē *wrungōmiz

Descendants

  • Gothic: 𐍅𐍂𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍉 (wruggō)

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “wrungōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 597
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