Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kurþrą

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

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂gr̥trom, from *h₂ger- (“to gather”) +‎ *-þrą. Compare Ancient Greek ἀγείρω (ageírō, “to collect, gather”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkur.θrɑ̃/

Noun

*kurþrą n

1. crowd, flock, herd

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *kurþrą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*kurþrą	*kurþrō
vocative	*kurþrą	*kurþrō
accusative	*kurþrą	*kurþrō
genitive	*kurþras, *kurþris	*kurþrǫ̂
dative	*kurþrai	*kurþramaz
instrumental	*kurþrō	*kurþramiz

Descendants

• Old English: corþer
• Old High German: *kortar (< *kurdrą)
  • Middle High German: korter, korder

References

• Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN