Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hrugi

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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 Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz.

Noun[edit]

*hrugi m[1]

  1. back
  2. spine

Inflection[edit]

Masculine ja-stem
Singular
Nominative *hrugi
Genitive *hruggjas
Singular Plural
Nominative *hrugi *hruggjō, *hruggjōs
Accusative *hrugi *hruggjā
Genitive *hruggjas *hruggjō
Dative *hruggjē *hruggjum
Instrumental *hruggju *hruggjum

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 213:PWGmc *hrugi, *hrugʲgʲa-