Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/akraną

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This Proto-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-Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ógeh₂ (small fruit ~ berry); compare Proto-Celtic *agrinyos (~ sloe, small plum, berry), Latvian ôga, Lithuanian úoga, Proto-Slavic *àgo-da (fruit, berry), Tocharian B oko (fruit).

Noun[edit]

*akraną n[1]

  1. fruit of a tree
  2. nut or mast, especially an acorn

Inflection[edit]

neuter a-stemDeclension of *akraną (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *akraną *akranō
vocative *akraną *akranō
accusative *akraną *akranō
genitive *akranas, *akranis *akranǫ̂
dative *akranai *akranamaz
instrumental *akranō *akranamiz

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*akrana-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 18