Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kroggō

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

Etymology

From *krog +‎ *-gō (diminutive suffix).

Noun

*kroggō m

1. vessel, mug, crock

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*kroggō
Genitive	*kruggini, *kroggan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kroggō	*kroggan
Accusative	*kroggan	*kroggan
Genitive	*kruggini, *kroggan	*krogganō
Dative	*kruggini, *kroggan	*kroggum
Instrumental	*kruggini, *kroggan	*kroggum

Alternative reconstructions

• *kruggō, *krohhō, *kruhhō

Related terms

• *krūkā

Descendants

• Old English: crohha, crocca
  • Middle English: crokke, crok
    • English: crock
    • Scots: crock, croak
    • Yola: kruck
• Old Frisian: krocha
• Old Dutch: *krohho, *krohha
  • Middle Dutch: croche, cruche m or f
• Old High German: krucha f
  • ⇒ Old High German: krugula