Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hrātu

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

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Etymology

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Unknown; possibly from Proto-Germanic *hrētō, from a metathesized form of Proto-Indo-European *ker-d- (to twist, weave), suffixed form of *(s)ker- (to turn, bend). Cognate with Albanian krodhë (beehive). Compare also Proto-Germanic *hrōtą (roof) and Proto-Slavic *korda (pile of logs).[1]

Noun

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*hrātu f

  1. honeycomb

Reconstruction notes

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The initial *h- is not attested in any Germanic descendant, however can be reconstructed from the Latin loanword frata, which substituted f- for this sound, as the velar fricative was foreign to Latin.

Inflection

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ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *hrātu
Genitive *hrātā
Singular Plural
Nominative *hrātu *hrātō
Accusative *hrātā *hrātā
Genitive *hrātā *hrātō
Dative *hrātē *hrātōm, *hrātum
Instrumental *hrātu *hrātōm, *hrātum

Descendants

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  • Old Dutch: rāta
  • Old High German: rāza
    • Middle High German: Raz
  • Vulgar Latin: *hrata
    • Old French: ree, raie (dated abt. 1130)
      • Middle French: rayon, royon (shelf, compartment, honeycomb)
    • Late Latin: frata (dated 8th-century)

References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xrētō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 187