Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hreuwu
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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]
From *hreuwan (“to cause pain, regret”) + *-u.
Noun[edit]
*hreuwu f[1]
Inflection[edit]
| ō-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *hreuwu | |
| Genitive | *hreuwā | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *hreuwu | *hreuwō |
| Accusative | *hreuwā | *hreuwā |
| Genitive | *hreuwā | *hreuwō |
| Dative | *hreuwē | *hreuwōm, *hreuwum |
| Instrumental | *hreuwu | *hreuwōm, *hreuwum |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: hrēow
- Old Frisian: hrīowe
- West Frisian: rouwe
- Old Saxon: hreuwa
- Old Dutch: *reuwa
- Old High German: hriuwa, riuwa
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 130: “PWGmc *hreuwu”