Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrunkǭ

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

Etymology

According to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to bend, curve, turn”).[1]

Noun

*hrunkǭ f

  1. wrinkle, crease

Inflection

Declension of *hrunkǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hrunkǭ *hrunkōniz
vocative *hrunkǭ *hrunkōniz
accusative *hrunkōnų *hrunkōnunz
genitive *hrunkōniz *hrunkōnǫ̂
dative *hrunkōni *hrunkōmaz
instrumental *hrunkōnē *hrunkōmiz

Derived terms

  • *hrunkitjaną
    • *hrunkitjǭ
      • Proto-West Germanic: *hrunkittjā
        • Old High German: runza
          • Middle High German: runze
            • German: Runze

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hrunkā
    • Old High German: *runka
      • Middle High German: runke
        • German: Runke
    • ⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *hrunkiju
  • Old Norse: hrukka, *hrunka
    • Icelandic: hrukka
    • Faroese: rukka
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: rukka
      • ⇒ Norwegian Nynorsk: rukla
    • ⇒ Old Swedish: rynkia
    • ⇒ Danish: runken (adjective)
    • →⇒ Middle English: runkel

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “935-38”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 935-38
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