Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kranuk
Proto-West Germanic edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From *kranō or *kran (“crane”) + *-uk (diminutive suffix).[1]
Noun edit
*kranuk m
- crane (bird)
Inflection edit
Masculine a-stem | ||
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Singular | ||
Nominative | *kranuk | |
Genitive | *kranukas | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *kranuk | *kranukō, *kranukōs |
Accusative | *kranuk | *kranukā |
Genitive | *kranukas | *kranukō |
Dative | *kranukē | *kranukum |
Instrumental | *kranuku | *kranukum |
Descendants edit
- Old English: cranoc, cornuc
- Old Saxon: *kranuk, *kranik
- Old High German: chranuh, chranih, kranuh, kranih
References edit
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*kranukaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 221