Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrīdrǭ

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

Alternative forms

• *hrīdrą n

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kréydʰrom, from the root *krey- (“to divide; part; separate; sift”). Cognate with Latin crībrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxriːð.rɔ̃ː/

Noun

*hrīdrǭ f

1. sieve

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *hrīdrǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hrīdrǭ	*hrīdrōniz
vocative	*hrīdrǭ	*hrīdrōniz
accusative	*hrīdrōnų	*hrīdrōnunz
genitive	*hrīdrōniz	*hrīdrōnǫ̂
dative	*hrīdrōni	*hrīdrōmaz
instrumental	*hrīdrōnē	*hrīdrōmiz

Synonyms

• *sibi

Derived terms

• *hrīdrōną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hrīdrā
  • Old English: hridder, hriddel n
    • Middle English: ridder; riddel
      • English: ridder; riddle
      • Scots: riddil
  • Old Saxon: hrīdra
  • Old High German: rītra, rītera
    • Middle High German: rītere, rīter
      • German: Reiter