Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hringaz
Proto-GermanicEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From earlier *hrengaz (compare the Proto-Finnic loanword *rengas), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)krengʰ-, extended nasalized form of Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”).
NounEdit
*hringaz m
InflectionEdit
masculine a-stemDeclension of *hringaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *hringaz | *hringōz, *hringōs | |
vocative | *hring | *hringōz, *hringōs | |
accusative | *hringą | *hringanz | |
genitive | *hringas, *hringis | *hringǫ̂ | |
dative | *hringai | *hringamaz | |
instrumental | *hringō | *hringamiz |
DescendantsEdit
- West Germanic: *hring
- Old Norse: hringr
- Gothic: *𐌷𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍃 (*hriggs)
- Crimean Gothic: ringo
- → Finnic: *rengas (< *hrengaz) (see there for further descendants)
Etymology 2Edit
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreg-, *(s)kArg-, *(s)kArk- (“to caw, crow, croak, pipe, shout”). Cognate with Lithuanian krañkti (“to caw, cough, croak”).
NounEdit
*hringaz m
InflectionEdit
masculine a-stemDeclension of *hringaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
---|---|---|---|
singular | plural | ||
nominative | *hringaz | *hringōz, *hringōs | |
vocative | *hring | *hringōz, *hringōs | |
accusative | *hringą | *hringanz | |
genitive | *hringas, *hringis | *hringǫ̂ | |
dative | *hringai | *hringamaz | |
instrumental | *hringō | *hringamiz |