Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrēką

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

Apparently from a Proto-Indo-European *kreg- (“to spit, caw”), and related to Lithuanian kregė́ti (“to speak loudly, grunt”). Despite Orel, probably not related to Ancient Greek κρώζω (krṓzō, “to croak”), though both terms do appear to be of ultimate sound-symbolic origin.[1]

Noun

*hrēką n

  1. saliva
  2. snot

Alternative forms

  • *hrēkô

Inflection

Declension of *hrēką (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hrēką *hrēkō
vocative *hrēką *hrēkō
accusative *hrēką *hrēkō
genitive *hrēkas, *hrēkis *hrēkǫ̂
dative *hrēkai *hrēkamaz
instrumental *hrēkō *hrēkamiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hrāk
    • Old English: hrāca, hrǣċa (“retching, spittle”)
  • Old Norse: hráki
  • → Proto-Finnic: *räkä (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xrēkōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 187
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