Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kradô

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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

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Etymology

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From Pre-Germanic *grotHón-, from Proto-Indo-European *gretH- (to tie). Cognate with Sanskrit ग्रथ्नाति (grathnāti, to tie, string together).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*kradô m

  1. (wicker) basket

Inflection

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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
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Descendants

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

References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN