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

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Etymology

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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

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*wranhō f

  1. angle, corner, nook

Declension

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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

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  • Old Norse: , vrá, (attested with nasal vowel)
    • Icelandic:
    • Faroese: vrá
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: ro
    • Swedish: vrå
    • Danish: vrå
    • Middle English: wro