Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hrōk

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *hrōkaz.

Noun edit

*hrōk m

  1. rook (Corvus frugilegus)

Inflection edit

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *hrōk
Genitive *hrōkas
Singular Plural
Nominative *hrōk *hrōkō, *hrōkōs
Accusative *hrōk *hrōkā
Genitive *hrōkas *hrōkō
Dative *hrōkē *hrōkum
Instrumental *hrōku *hrōkum

Descendants edit

  • Old English: hrōc
  • Old Frisian:
    • Saterland Frisian: Rouk
    • West Frisian: roek
  • Old Saxon: hrōk
  • Old Dutch: *ruok
  • Old High German: hruoh, ruoh; hruoho, ruoho
  • Vulgar Latin: *frōcus (see there for further descendants)