Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kranuk

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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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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From *kranō or *kran (crane) +‎ *-uk (diminutive suffix).[1]

Noun

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*kranuk m

  1. crane (bird)

Inflection

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Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *kranuk
Genitive *kranukas
Singular Plural
Nominative *kranuk *kranukō, *kranukōs
Accusative *kranuk *kranukā
Genitive *kranukas *kranukō
Dative *kranukē *kranukum
Instrumental *kranuku *kranukum

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*kranukaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 221