Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ūrʀahōn

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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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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From *worʀō ~ *ūrzini, from Proto-Germanic *wurzô ~ *ūrziniz (“grouse”), + *hōn (“hen, chicken”).[1]

Noun

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*ūrʀahōn n

  1. grouse, pheasant
    Synonym: *worʀahanō

Inflection

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Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *ūrʀahōn
Genitive *ūrʀahōnas
Singular Plural
Nominative *ūrʀahōn *ūrʀahōnu
Accusative *ūrʀahōn *ūrʀahōnu
Genitive *ūrʀahōnas *ūrʀahōnō
Dative *ūrʀahōnē *ūrʀahōnum
Instrumental *ūrʀahōnu *ūrʀahōnum

Descendants

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  • Old Saxon: *ūrhōn n, *ūrhania f (< *ūrʀahannijā)
  • Old High German: ūrhuon n

References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*urzan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 561
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