Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hrakō

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kreg-, from *ker- (“to caw, crow”).

Noun

*hrakō m

1. (anatomy) the back of the mouth; throat, gullet
2. (anatomy) the gums, palate

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hrakō
Genitive	*hrakini, *hrakan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hrakō	*hrakan
Accusative	*hrakan	*hrakan
Genitive	*hrakini, *hrakan	*hrakanō
Dative	*hrakini, *hrakan	*hrakum
Instrumental	*hrakini, *hrakan	*hrakum

Alternative reconstructions

• *hrakā f, *hraku f

Descendants

• Old English: hraca
  • Middle English: rake
• ⇒ Old English: hrace f
• ⇒ Old English: hracu f
• Old Saxon: *rako
  • Middle Low German: rāke, rāk, rak
• Old Dutch: *rako
  • Middle Dutch: rake, raec
    • Dutch: raak
• Old High German: hrahho, rahho
  • Middle High German: rache
    • German: Rachen
    • → Middle Low German: rache