Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kradô

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 Pre-Germanic *grotHón-, from Proto-Indo-European *gretH- (“to tie”). Cognate with Sanskrit ग्रथ्नाति (grathnāti, “to tie, string together”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɑ.ðɔːː/

Noun

*kradô m

1. (wicker) basket

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *kradô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*kradô	*kradaniz
vocative	*kradô	*kradaniz
accusative	*kradanų	*krattunz
genitive	*krattaz	*krattǫ̂
dative	*kradini	*kradummaz
instrumental	*krattē	*kradummiz

Related terms

• *kradulaz
• *krantaz
• *krattaz
• *krattijô
• *krattijǭ

Descendants

The original paradigm of *krad-, *kratt- allowed for different leveling among the daughter languages.

• (Old English: crat, cræt n)
  • (Middle English: kart, cart)
    • (English: cart)
• Old Frisian: *krat, *kret
  • West Frisian: kret
• Old Dutch: *kratto, *kratta
  • Middle Dutch: cratte
    • Dutch: krat, kret
      • → English: crate
• Old High German: kratto, chratto, kretto, krezzo, chrezzo
  • Middle High German: kratte, krazze, kretze, krezze
    • German: Kratten, Krätze, Kretze