Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wrainijô

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

Alternative forms

• *wrainô

Etymology

From *wrainiz +‎ *-jô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwrɑi̯.ni.jɔːː/

Noun

*wrainijô m

1. that which is in heat or rutting, especially a stallion or stud

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *wrainijô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wrainijô	*wrainijaniz
vocative	*wrainijô	*wrainijaniz
accusative	*wrainijanų	*wrainijanunz
genitive	*wrainijiniz	*wrainijanǫ̂
dative	*wrainijini	*wrainijammaz
instrumental	*wrainijinē	*wrainijammiz

Related terms

• *wrainiskaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wrainijō
  • Old Saxon: wrēnio
    • Middle Low German: rūne, rune, ruhne, ruͤne, rūn, rūme, rōne
    • ⇒ Middle Low German: *wrenen, *wreinen (verb)
      • German Low German: wrenen, freinen
  • Old Dutch: *wrēno
    • Middle Dutch: wrene
      • Dutch: wreen
      • → West Frisian: wreen
  • → Late Latin: waranio, warannio, warangio, warinio, warrinio
    • Occitan: guaragnon
    • Italian: guaragno
    • Spanish: guarañon
  • Old High German: wreinno, reinneo, reinno, reino
    • Middle High German: reine
      • German: Rein
• Old Norse: vreini, reini
  • Icelandic: reini
  • ⇒ Norwegian Nynorsk: vrina, vrine (verb) (dialectal)
  • ⇒ Swedish: vrina (verb) (dialectal)