Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrinþaz

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

Alternative forms

*hrindaz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“summit; peak; top; head; horn”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxrin.θɑz/

Noun

*hrinþaz n

A horned beast, as in a neat or ox

Inflection

z-stemDeclension of *hrinþaz (z-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hrinþaz	*hrinþizō
vocative	*hrinþaz	*hrinþizō
accusative	*hrinþaz	*hrinþizō
genitive	*hrinþiziz	*hrinþizǫ̂
dative	*hrinþizi	*hrinþizumaz
instrumental	*hrinþizē	*hrinþizumiz

Related terms

*hrunþaz

Descendants

Old English: hrīþ; hrīþer
- Middle English: rither
Old Frisian: hrīther
- North Frisian: ridder
- West Frisian: rier
Old Saxon: hrīth, *hrinth, *hrind
- Middle Low German: rint
  - Low German: Rind
Old Dutch: hrind, rind (in placenames)
- Middle Dutch: rint, rent
Old High German: rind, hrind
- Middle High German: rint
  - Alemannic German: Rind
  - Central Franconian: Rend, Renk
  - German: Rind
  - Hunsrik: Rind
  - Luxembourgish: Rand
  - Vilamovian: rynd

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