Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wranhō

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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]

From Proto-Indo-European *wrónkeh₂, from the root *wrenk- (to turn, twist, bend; to clutch, grasp). Possibly formal cognate with Proto-Balto-Slavic *ránkāˀ (clutch, hand, arm).

Noun[edit]

*wranhō f

  1. angle, corner, nook

Declension[edit]

ō-stemDeclension of *wranhō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wranhō *wranhôz
vocative *wranhō *wranhôz
accusative *wranhǭ *wranhōz
genitive *wranhōz *wranhǫ̂
dative *wranhōi *wranhōmaz
instrumental *wranhō *wranhōmiz

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Norse: vrá,