Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hrunō

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

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Etymology

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Noun

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*hrunō m[1]

  1. fallen tree

Inflection

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Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *hrunō
Genitive *hrunini, *hrunan
Singular Plural
Nominative *hrunō *hrunan
Accusative *hrunan *hrunan
Genitive *hrunini, *hrunan *hrunanō
Dative *hrunini, *hrunan *hrunum
Instrumental *hrunini, *hrunan *hrunum

Descendants

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  • Old English: hruna
  • Old High German: rono

References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 31:PWGmc *hru/onō