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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrefaz

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

From Proto-Indo-European *krep- (“body”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxre.ɸɑz/

Noun

*hrefaz n

  1. body
  2. torso; stomach

Inflection
z-stemDeclension of *hrefaz (z-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hrefaz *hrifizō
vocative *hrefaz *hrifizō
accusative *hrefaz *hrifizō
genitive *hrifiziz *hrifizǫ̂
dative *hrifizi *hrifizumaz
instrumental *hrifizē *hrifizumiz

Descendants
  • Old English: hrif
    • Middle English: *rif
    • ⇒ Old English: midhrif
      • Middle English: midhrif, midrif, midref
  • Old Frisian: hrif, href
    • ⇒ Old Frisian: inhrif, inhref
    • ⇒ Old Frisian: midhrif, midhref
  • Old Saxon: *hrif
    • Middle Low German: rif, ref
      • ⇒ Middle Low German: middelrif
      • German Low German: Riff
  • Old Dutch: ref
  • Old High German: href
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