Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hrabn
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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]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz.
Noun[edit]
*hrabn m[1]
Inflection[edit]
| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *hrabn | |
| Genitive | *hrabnas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *hrabn | *hrabnō, *hrabnōs |
| Accusative | *hrabn | *hrabnā |
| Genitive | *hrabnas | *hrabnō |
| Dative | *hrabnē | *hrabnum |
| Instrumental | *hrabnu | *hrabnum |
Descendants[edit]
Some descendants are from the an-stem form *hrabō
- Old English: hræfn, hrefn, hræmn, hremn, hræfen
- Old Frisian: ravan
- Old Saxon: hravan, hraƀan, ravan
- Old Dutch: ravan
- Old High German: raban, hraban, hram, ram, rabo, rappo
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 330: “PWGmc *hrabn”