Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hāring
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unknown;[1] possibly from *hār (“hair”) + *-ing, named for its hair-like bones, compare Ancient Greek τριχίας (trikhías), τριχίς (trikhís, “type of anchovy”), from θρίξ (thríx, “hair”).[2][3]
Noun[edit]
*hāring m
Inflection[edit]
| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *hāring | |
| Genitive | *hāringas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *hāring | *hāringō, *hāringōs |
| Accusative | *hāring | *hāringā |
| Genitive | *hāringas | *hāringō |
| Dative | *hāringē | *hāringum |
| Instrumental | *hāringu | *hāringum |
Alternative reconstructions[edit]
- *haring
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Hering”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 306
- ^ Vercoullie, Jozef (1925) “haring”, in Beknopt etymologisch woordenboek der Nederlandsche taal (in Dutch), 's-Gravenhage: Nijhoff, page 104
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hēra-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 220