Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrēką

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

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Noun

*hrēką n

1. saliva
2. snot

Alternative forms

• *hrēkô

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *hrēką (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hrēką	*hrēkō
vocative	*hrēką	*hrēkō
accusative	*hrēką	*hrēkō
genitive	*hrēkas, *hrēkis	*hrēkǫ̂
dative	*hrēkai	*hrēkamaz
instrumental	*hrēkō	*hrēkamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hrāk
  • Old English: hrāca, hrǣċa (“retching, spittle”)
• Old Norse: hráki
  • Icelandic: hráki
  • Faroese: ráki
  • Old Swedish: rāke
• → Proto-Finnic: *räkä (see there for further descendants)