Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hrif

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 *hrefaz.

Noun

*hrif n[1]

  1. womb
    Synonym: *wambu

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *hrif
Genitive *hrifas
Singular Plural
Nominative *hrif *hrifu
Accusative *hrif *hrifu
Genitive *hrifas *hrifō
Dative *hrifē *hrifum
Instrumental *hrifu *hrifum

Derived terms

  • *midihrif
    • Old English: midhrif
    • Old Frisian: midhrif, midhref
  • *midlahrif
    • Old Saxon: *middilhrif
      • Middle Low German: middelrif
    • Old Dutch: *middilref

Descendants

  • Old English: hrif
    • Middle English: *rif
  • Old Frisian: hrif, href
    • ⇒ Old Frisian: inhrif, inhref
  • Old Saxon: *hrif
    • Middle Low German: rif, ref
      • German Low German: Riff
  • Old Dutch: ref
    • Middle Dutch: *rif
  • Old High German: href

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 35: “PWGmc *hri/ef”
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