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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wrakjô

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

From *wrekaną (“to pursue”) +‎ *-jô.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwrɑk.jɔːː/

Noun

*wrakjô m

  1. an exile, one who is persecuted or displaced, fugitive
  2. a warrior

Inflection
Declension of *wrakjô (an-stem)
Case Singular Plural
Nominative *wrakjô *wrakjaniz
Vocative *wrakjô *wrakjaniz
Accusative *wrakjanų *wrakjanunz
Genitive *wrakiniz *wrakjanǫ̂
Dative *wrakini *wrakjammaz
Instrumental *wrakinē *wrakjammiz


  • *wrakjō

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *wrakkjō
    • Old English: wræċċa, wreċċa
    • Old Saxon: wrekkio
    • Old Dutch: *recko
    • Old High German: *wreccheo, wreccho, hrechjo, reccho, wrecko, recko
    • → Medieval Latin: garciō (see there for further descendants)

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 594
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