Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrōtaz

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

From Proto-Indo-European *kreH(u)d- (“grime, soot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxrɔː.tɑz/

Noun

*hrōtaz m

1. soot

Inflection

Declension of *hrōtaz (a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hrōtaz	*hrōtōz, -ōs
Vocative	*hrōt	*hrōtōz, -ōs
Accusative	*hrōtą	*hrōtanz
Genitive	*hrōtas, -is	*hrōtǫ̂
Dative	*hrōtai	*hrōtamaz
Instrumental	*hrōtō	*hrōtamiz

Synonyms

• *hrūmaz
• *sōtą

Descendants

• Old Frisian: *hrōt
  • Saterland Frisian: Rout
  • West Frisian: roet, ruot
• Old Saxon: hrōt
  • Middle Low German: rôt, rût
    • German Low German: Root
• Old Dutch: *ruot
  • Middle Dutch: roet
    • Dutch: roet
• Old High German: hruoz, ruoz
  • Middle High German: ruoz
    • Alemannic German: Ruus
    • German: Ruß
• → Proto-Samic: *ruottē (see there for further descendants)