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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wrīhô
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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 *wréyḱ-on-.[1] from *wreyḱ- (“to twist, to bend”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwriː.xɔːː/
Declension
| masculine an-stemDeclension of *wrīhô (masculine an-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *wrīhô | *wrīhaniz | |
| vocative | *wrīhô | *wrīhaniz | |
| accusative | *wrīhanų | *wrīhanunz | |
| genitive | *wrīhiniz | *wrīhanǫ̂ | |
| dative | *wrīhini | *wrīhammaz | |
| instrumental | *wrīhinē | *wrīhammiz | |
Related terms
- *wraihaz (“crooked”)
Descendants
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*wrīhan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 596
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