Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kradô
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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 edit
Etymology edit
From Pre-Germanic *grotHón-, from Proto-Indo-European *gretH- (“to tie”). Cognate with Sanskrit ग्रथ्नाति (grathnāti, “to tie, string together”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*kradô m
- (wicker) basket
Inflection edit
| masculine an-stemDeclension of *kradô (masculine an-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *kradô | *kradaniz | |
| vocative | *kradô | *kradaniz | |
| accusative | *kradanų | *krattunz | |
| genitive | *krattaz | *krattǫ̂ | |
| dative | *kradini | *kradummaz | |
| instrumental | *krattē | *kradummiz | |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
The original paradigm of *krad-, *kratt- allowed for different leveling among the daughter languages.
- (Old English: crat, cræt n)
- Old Frisian: *krat, *kret
- West Frisian: kret
- Old Dutch: *kratto, *kratta
- Old High German: kratto, chratto, kretto, krezzo, chrezzo