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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/agraz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

Plausibly from Pre-Germanic *h₂(e)kʷrós: Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷ-, the same root which gave *h₂ékʷeh₂ (whence Germanic *ahwō), with the suffix *-rós.[1] Thus equivalent to *ahwō +‎ *-raz.

Noun

*agraz m[1]

  1. flood
    Synonyms: *flaumaz, *flōduz

Inflection
Declension of *agraz (a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
Nominative *agraz *agrōz, -ōs
Vocative *agr *agrōz, -ōs
Accusative *agrą *agranz
Genitive *agras, -is *agrǫ̂
Dative *agrai *agramaz
Instrumental *agrō *agramiz


Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *agr
    • Old English: ēagor
    • Old Dutch: *aggar
      • Middle Dutch: *agger

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*agra-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 5
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