Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrusǭ

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 Proto-Indo-European *krus- (“crust”). Cognate with Latin crusta (“crust”), Ancient Greek κρύος (krúos, “frost, icy cold”), κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “crystal, ice”), Avestan 𐬑𐬭𐬎𐬰𐬛𐬭𐬀 (xruzdra, “hard”), Sanskrit क्रूड् (krūḍ, “thicken, make hard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxru.sɔ̃ː/

Noun

*hrusǭ f

1. ground; crust
2. ice

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *hrusǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hrusǭ	*hrusōniz
vocative	*hrusǭ	*hrusōniz
accusative	*hrusōnų	*hrusōnunz
genitive	*hrusōniz	*hrusōnǫ̂
dative	*hrusōni	*hrusōmaz
instrumental	*hrusōnē	*hrusōmiz

Related terms

• *hreusaną

Descendants

• Old English: hruse
• Old High German: hrosa, rosa; hroso, roso