Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrunkǭ

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

According to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to bend, curve, turn”).^[1]

Noun

*hrunkǭ f

wrinkle, crease

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *hrunkǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hrunkǭ	*hrunkōniz
vocative	*hrunkǭ	*hrunkōniz
accusative	*hrunkōnų	*hrunkōnunz
genitive	*hrunkōniz	*hrunkōnǫ̂
dative	*hrunkōni	*hrunkōmaz
instrumental	*hrunkōnē	*hrunkōmiz

Descendants

Old Norse: hrukka
- Icelandic: hrukka
- Faroese: rukka

References

^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “935-38”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 935-38

[1] Pokorny, Julius (1959) “935-38”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 935-38

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