Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hreuwu

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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

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Etymology

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From *hreuwan (to cause pain, regret) +‎ *-u.

Noun

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*hreuwu f[1]

  1. regret
  2. penance

Inflection

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ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *hreuwu
Genitive *hreuwā
Singular Plural
Nominative *hreuwu *hreuwō
Accusative *hreuwā *hreuwā
Genitive *hreuwā *hreuwō
Dative *hreuwē *hreuwōm, *hreuwum
Instrumental *hreuwu *hreuwōm, *hreuwum

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 130:PWGmc *hreuwu