Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hrātu
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Proto-West Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]*hrātu f
Reconstruction notes
[edit]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
[edit]ō-stem | ||
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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
[edit]References
[edit]Categories:
- Proto-West Germanic terms with unknown etymologies
- Proto-West Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-West Germanic lemmas
- Proto-West Germanic nouns
- Proto-West Germanic feminine nouns
- gmw-pro:Bees
- Proto-West Germanic ō-stem nouns