Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/granō
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Proto-Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *gʰroH-néh₂-, with shortening due to Dybo's law, likely related to Proto-Slavic *grana (Serbo-Croatian grana (“branch”)). Possibly also related to Middle Irish grend (“beard, bristles”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*granō f
- awn
- hair resembling an awn, a bunch or bundle of wispy hair
- bristles, beard hair, whiskers
- moustache
Inflection[edit]
ō-stemDeclension of *granō (ō-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *granō | *granôz | |
vocative | *granō | *granôz | |
accusative | *granǭ | *granōz | |
genitive | *granōz | *granǫ̂ | |
dative | *granōi | *granōmaz | |
instrumental | *granō | *granōmiz |
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-West Germanic: *granu
- Old Norse: grǫn
- Gothic: *𐌲𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰 (*grana)
References[edit]
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “grano”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 186-87