Appendix:Proto-Germanic/harugaz

This entry contains Proto-Germanic reconstructed words 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 *ḱarǝk- (“fenced or enclosed area”), from *ḱer, from which also *hurną (“horn”). Cognate with Latin carcer (“fence; prison”), Irish carn (“heap of stones”).

Noun

*harugaz m

1. Sanctuary; halidom; grove.
2. Pile of stones; (heathen) altar.

Declension

Declension of *harugaz (a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*harugaz	*harugōz, -ōs
Vocative	*harug	*harugōz, -ōs
Accusative	*harugą	*haruganz
Genitive	*harugas, -is	*harugǫ̂
Dative	*harugai	*harugamaz
Instrumental	*harugō	*harugamiz

Descendants

• Old English: hearg; hearga
• Old Frankish: *harah; *haraho
  • Middle Latin: haraho (Ripuarian Laws)
• Old High German: harug, haruc, haruch
• Old Norse: hǫrgr
  • Icelandic: hörgur
  • Faroese: hørgur
  • Norwegian: horg
  • Old Swedish: hargher
    • Swedish: harg, horg, horv

References

• haruga in: Wörterbuch der Indogermanischen Sprachen: Dritter Teil: Wortschatz der Germanischen Spracheinheit (Dictionary of the Indo-European Languages: Third Part: Vocabulary of the Germanic Language Unity) by August Fick with contributions by Hjalmar Falk, entirely revised by Alf Torp in 1909.