Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wranhō

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

Of uncertain origin. Per Mikkola, perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *wrónkeh₂, from the root *wrenk- (“to turn, twist, bend; to clutch, grasp”), and possibly formal cognate with Proto-Balto-Slavic *ránkāˀ (“clutch, hand, arm”). On the other hand, others, including Orel and de Vries, prefer a secondary derivation from *wringaną (“to squeeze, wring”).[1][2]

Noun

*wranhō f

  1. angle, corner, nook

Declension

Declension of *wranhō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wranhō *wranhôz
vocative *wranhō *wranhôz
accusative *wranhǭ *wranhōz
genitive *wranhōz *wranhǫ̂
dative *wranhōi *wranhōmaz
instrumental *wranhō *wranhōmiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: rá, vrá, vá (attested with nasal vowel)
    • Icelandic: rá
    • Faroese: vrá
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: ro
    • Swedish: vrå
    • Danish: vrå
    • → Middle English: wro
      • English: wroo
      • Scots: wray

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wranʒō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 471: “*wranxō”
  2. ^ de Vries, Jan (1977) “rá (> 4. f. 'winkel, ecke')”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary]‎[2] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 450
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