Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrugnaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Alternative forms

  • *hrugną

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *krek- (“frogspawn”). Cognate with Lithuanian kurkulai̇̃ (“frogspawn”), Proto-Slavic *krękъ (“spawn”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxruɣ.nɑz/

Noun

*hrugnaz m

  1. spawn of frogs or fish; roe

Inflection

Declension of *hrugnaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hrugnaz *hrugnōz, *hrugnōs
vocative *hrugn *hrugnōz, *hrugnōs
accusative *hrugną *hrugnanz
genitive *hrugnas, *hrugnis *hrugnǫ̂
dative *hrugnai *hrugnamaz
instrumental *hrugnō *hrugnamiz
  • *hrugô

Descendants

  • Old English: *hrogn
  • Old Saxon: *hrogan
    • Middle Low German: rōgen, rōgel
  • Old Dutch: *rogan
  • Old High German: *hrogan, rogan, rogin
    • Middle High German: rogen
  • Old Norse: hrogn
    • Icelandic: hrogn
    • Faroese: rogn
    • Norwegian: rogn
    • Old Swedish: rughn, romn
    • Danish: rogn, ravn
    • →? Middle French: *rogue
      • French: rogue (alternatively from Dutch)
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