Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hreud

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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

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Etymology

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Unknown. Pokorny suggests Proto-Indo-European *krew- (to shake, wave around), referring to its movement in the wind, in which case related to Old English hrēaþemūs (bat), Tocharian A kru (reed), Tocharian B kärwats, Lithuanian krutéti (to move).[1]

Noun

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*hreud n

  1. reed

Inflection

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Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *hreud
Genitive *hreudas
Singular Plural
Nominative *hreud *hreudu
Accusative *hreud *hreudu
Genitive *hreudas *hreudō
Dative *hreudē *hreudum
Instrumental *hreudu *hreudum

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “623”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 623