Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wraihaz

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

From Proto-Indo-European *wróyḱ-o-.[1] from *wreyḱ- (“to twist, to bend”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwrai̯.xaz/

Adjective

*wraihaz[1]

  1. crooked

Declension

Declension of *wraihaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *wraihaz *wraihō *wraihą, -atō *wraihai *wraihôz *wraihō
accusative *wraihanǭ *wraihǭ *wraihą, -atō *wraihanz *wraihōz *wraihō
genitive *wraihas, -is *wraihaizōz *wraihas, -is *wraihaizǫ̂ *wraihaizǫ̂ *wraihaizǫ̂
dative *wraihammai *wraihaizōi *wraihammai *wraihaimaz *wraihaimaz *wraihaimaz
instrumental *wraihanō *wraihaizō *wraihanō *wraihaimiz *wraihaimiz *wraihaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *wraihô *wraihǭ *wraihô *wraihaniz *wraihōniz *wraihōnō
accusative *wraihanų *wraihōnų *wraihô *wraihanunz *wraihōnunz *wraihōnō
genitive *wraihiniz *wraihōniz *wraihiniz *wraihanǫ̂ *wraihōnǫ̂ *wraihanǫ̂
dative *wraihini *wraihōni *wraihini *wraihammaz *wraihōmaz *wraihammaz
instrumental *wraihinē *wraihōnē *wraihinē *wraihammiz *wraihōmiz *wraihammiz

Descendants

  • Old English: *wrāh
    • Middle English: wraw
  • Old Frisian: wrāk
  • Old Norse:
    • Swedish: vrå (dialectal)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wraiha-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 593
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