Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hrunō

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

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Noun

*hrunō m[1]

  1. fallen tree

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *hrunō
Genitive *hrunini, *hrunan
Singular Plural
Nominative *hrunō *hrunan
Accusative *hrunan *hrunan
Genitive *hrunini, *hrunan *hrunanō
Dative *hrunini, *hrunan *hrunum
Instrumental *hrunini, *hrunan *hrunum

Descendants

  • Old English: hruna
  • Old High German: rono

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 31: “PWGmc *hru/onō”
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