Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/krog

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

Uncertain. Related to Proto-West Germanic *krōgu, *krūkā.

Noun

*krog m

1. pitcher, cruse

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*krog(a)
Genitive	*krogas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*krog(a)	*krogōs
Accusative	*krog(a)	*krogā
Genitive	*krogas	*krogō
Dative	*krogē	*krogum
Instrumental	*krogu	*krogum

Alternative reconstructions

• *krogg, *krok, *krokk

Derived terms

• *kroggō

Descendants

• Old English: crog, croc, crogg, crocc, crohh
  • Middle English: crok (merged with descendant of Old English crocca)
    • English: crock
    • Scots: crock, croak
• Old Frisian: *kroch
  • North Frisian: krog, kråg, krück