Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/krōn

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 *krōnaz, an ablaut variant of *kranaz and/or *kranô.

Noun edit

*krōn m

  1. crane (bird)

Inflection edit

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *krōn
Genitive *krōnas
Singular Plural
Nominative *krōn *krōnō, *krōnōs
Accusative *krōn *krōnā
Genitive *krōnas *krōnō
Dative *krōnē *krōnum
Instrumental *krōnu *krōnum

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old Saxon: *krōn
  • Old High German: *kruon
    • Middle High German: kruon
      • >? Luxembourgish: Krunn (possibly, in part)