Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/grāu
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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 *grēwaz.
Adjective
[edit]*grāu
Inflection
[edit]| wa-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *grāu | ||
| Genitive | *grāwas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *grāu | *grāu | *grāu |
| Accusative | *grāwanā | *grāwā | *grāu |
| Genitive | *grāwas | *grāweʀā | *grāwas |
| Dative | *grāumē | *grāweʀē | *grāumē |
| Instrumental | *grāu | *grāweʀu | *grāu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *grāwē | *grāwō | *grāu |
| Accusative | *grāwā | *grāwā | *grāu |
| Genitive | *grāweʀō | *grāweʀō | *grāweʀō |
| Dative | *grāwēm, *grāum | *grāwēm, *grāum | *grāwēm, *grāum |
| Instrumental | *grāwēm, *grāum | *grāwēm, *grāum | *grāwēm, *grāum |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Old English: grǣġ, grēġ — Anglian
- Old Frisian: grē
- Old Saxon: grāo
- Old Dutch: *grāo
- Old High German: grāo
See also
[edit]| *blaik, *blank, *hwīt, *blas | *falu, *grāu, *hasu, *grīs, *hair | *blak, *swart |
| *raud | *brūn, *erp, *dunn/dusn | *gelu |
| *grōnī | *grōnī | |
| *blāu | *blāu | |
| *blāu | *purpurā |