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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrōþrą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (to be lying down).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈxrɔː.θrɑ̃/

Noun

*hrōþrą n [1]

  1. praise

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *hrōþrą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hrōþrą *hrōþrō
vocative *hrōþrą *hrōþrō
accusative *hrōþrą *hrōþrō
genitive *hrōþras, *hrōþris *hrōþrǫ̂
dative *hrōþrai *hrōþramaz
instrumental *hrōþrō *hrōþramiz

Descendants

  • Old English: hrōdor
  • Old Norse: hróðr

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*hrōþra-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 249
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