Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hrad

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hradaz.

Adjective

*hrad

  1. quick, hasty
    Synonym: *horsk

Alternative reconstructions

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *hrad
Genitive *hradas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *hrad *hradu *hrad
Accusative *hradanā *hradā *hrad
Genitive *hradas *hradeʀā *hradas
Dative *hradumē *hradeʀē *hradumē
Instrumental *hradu *hradeʀu *hradu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *hradē *hradō *hradu
Accusative *hradā *hradā *hradu
Genitive *hradeʀō *hradeʀō *hradeʀō
Dative *hradēm, *hradum *hradēm, *hradum *hradēm, *hradum
Instrumental *hradēm, *hradum *hradēm, *hradum *hradēm, *hradum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: hræd, hræþ
    • Middle English: rad, radde, rade, red, ræd (Early Middle English)
      • Scots: redd, red
  • Old Dutch: *rath, *rad
  • Old High German: hrat, hrad, (from the 9th C. primarily) rad