Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrugjabainą

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 *hrugjaz +‎ *bainą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxruɣ.jɑˌbɑi̯.nɑ̃/

Noun

*hrugjabainą n

1. backbone

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *hrugjabainą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hrugjabainą	*hrugjabainō
vocative	*hrugjabainą	*hrugjabainō
accusative	*hrugjabainą	*hrugjabainō
genitive	*hrugjabainas, *hrugjabainis	*hrugjabainǫ̂
dative	*hrugjabainai	*hrugjabainamaz
instrumental	*hrugjabainō	*hrugjabainamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hruggjabain
  • Old English: hryċġbān, hryġċbān
    • Middle English: riggebon, riggebone
      • English: ridgebone
      • Scots: rigbane
  • Old Frisian: hreggbên, hregbên
    • Saterland Frisian: Räägebunke
    • West Frisian: rêchbonke
  • Old Saxon: *hruggibēn
    • Middle Low German: rüggebên, rüggebein, rücbên
      • German Low German: Rüggbunk
  • Old Dutch: *ruggibēn
    • Middle Dutch: ruggebene, ruggebeen
      • Dutch: ruggebeen
  • Old High German: ruggibein, rukkibein, ruckibein
    • Middle High German: rückebein, ruckebein, rucbein, ruckepein, rucpein, ruggebein, ruggebēn; ruckenbein
      • German: Rückenbein
• Old Norse: *hryggbein; *hryggjarbein
  • Icelandic: hryggbein, hryggjarbein
  • Faroese: ryggjabein
  • Norn: ryggben
  • Norwegian: ryggbein
  • Swedish: ryggben
  • Danish: rygben
  • Elfdalian: ryggbien