Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wrēþuz

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 *wrēto- (“multitude, crowd, troop, company”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer-, *wrē- (“to string, put in a row”). Cognate with Sanskrit व्रात (vrā́ta, “crowd, troop, company”).

Noun

*wrēþuz m

1. herd, troop, flock

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *wrēþuz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wrēþuz	*wrēþiwiz
vocative	*wrēþu	*wrēþiwiz
accusative	*wrēþų	*wrēþunz
genitive	*wrēþauz	*wrēþiwǫ̂
dative	*wrēþiwi	*wrēþumaz
instrumental	*wrēþū	*wrēþumiz

Related terms

• *warinō

Descendants

• Old English: wrǣþ, wrǣd
• Old Norse: *vráðr; (>*vráði, ráði)
  • Old Danish: vrāth
• Gothic: 𐍅𐍂𐌹𐌸𐌿𐍃 (wriþus)