Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hrif

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hrefaz.

Noun

*hrif n

1. womb

   Synonym: *wambu

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hrif
Genitive	*hrifas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hrif	*hrifu
Accusative	*hrif	*hrifu
Genitive	*hrifas	*hrifō
Dative	*hrifē	*hrifum
Instrumental	*hrifu	*hrifum

Derived terms

• *midihrif
  • Old English: midhrif
    • Middle English: midhrif, midrif, midref
      • English: midriff
  • Old Frisian: midhrif, midhref
• *midlahrif
  • Old Saxon: *middilhrif
    • Middle Low German: middelrif
  • Old Dutch: *middilref
    • Middle Dutch: middelrif
      • Dutch: middenrif

Descendants

• Old English: hrif
  • Middle English: *rif
    • English: riff
• Old Frisian: hrif, href
  • ⇒ Old Frisian: inhrif, inhref
• Old Saxon: *hrif
  • Middle Low German: rif, ref
    • German Low German: Riff
• Old Dutch: ref
  • Middle Dutch: *rif
    • Dutch: rif
• Old High German: href