Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/grētaz

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

Etymology

From *grētaną.

Noun

*grētaz m

1. weeping

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *grētaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*grētaz	*grētōz, *grētōs
vocative	*grēt	*grētōz, *grētōs
accusative	*grētą	*grētanz
genitive	*grētas, *grētis	*grētǫ̂
dative	*grētai	*grētamaz
instrumental	*grētō	*grētamiz

Descendants

• Proto-Norse: *ᚷᚱᚨᛏᚨᛉ (*grataʀ /⁠grātaʀ⁠/)
  • Old Norse: grátr
    • Icelandic: grátur
    • Faroese: grátur
    • Norwegian Bokmål: gråt m
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: gråt m
    • Old Swedish: grāter
      • Swedish: gråt
    • Danish: gråd
• Gothic: 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐍃 (grēts)