Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wrandijô

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

Unknown. Compare Old Irish dreän, Welsh dryw.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwrɑn.di.jɔːː/

Noun

*wrandijô m

wren (bird)

Inflection

Declension of *wrandijô (an-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wrandijô	*wrandijaniz
Vocative	*wrandijô	*wrandijaniz
Accusative	*wrandijanų	*wrandijanunz
Genitive	*wrandīniz	*wrandijanǫ̂
Dative	*wrandīni	*wrandijammaz
Instrumental	*wrandīnē	*wrandijammiz

Derived terms

*wrandilô

Descendants

Old English: wrænna, wrenna, werna, wærna; wrenne f
- Middle English: wrenne, wranne
  - English: wren
  - Scots: wran
Old Saxon: *wrendo
- ⇒ Old Saxon: wrėndilo
Old High German: *wrendo, rento
- ⇒ Old High German: *wrendilo, rentilo
Old Norse: *vrendi, *vrindi
- ⇒ Old Norse: *vrindill, rindill
  - Icelandic: rindill
  - Norwegian: rennel, rinnel, rynnel
  - Danish: rindel

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