Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/krōgu

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *krōguz.

Noun

*krōgu m

1. container, vessel (e.g. pot, jar, pitcher, flagon, etc.)

Inflection

u-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*krōgu
Genitive	*krōgō
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*krōgu	*krōgiwi, *krōgō
Accusative	*krōgu	*krōgū
Genitive	*krōgō	*krōgiwō
Dative	*krōgiwi, *krōgō	*krōgum
Instrumental	*krōgu	*krōgum

Alternative reconstructions

• *krōg(i)

Related terms

• *krog
• *kroggō
• *krūkā

Descendants

• Old English: crōg, croog, crōh
  • Middle English: croh, crohe, crohhe, crochȝe
    • English: croh
    • Fingallian: croge
• Old Saxon: *krōg, *krōh
  • Middle Low German: krôch, kroech, krouch, kroich, krûch
    • German Low German: Kroog
• Old Dutch: *kruog, *krōg
  • Middle Dutch: croech f
    • Dutch: kroeg f (“stone pot or jug”)
• Old High German: kruog
  • Middle High German: kruoc
    • German: Krug
    • ⇒ Middle High German: krüegelīn n
      • German: Krüglein