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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hrau

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hrawaz.

Adjective

*hrau [1]

  1. raw

Inflection
wa-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *hrau
Genitive *hrawas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *hrau *hrau *hrau
Accusative *hrawanā *hrawā *hrau
Genitive *hrawas *hraweʀā *hrawas
Dative *hraumē *hraweʀē *hraumē
Instrumental *hrau *hraweʀu *hrau
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *hrawē *hrawō *hrau
Accusative *hrawā *hrawā *hrau
Genitive *hraweʀō *hraweʀō *hraweʀō
Dative *hrawēm, *hraum *hrawēm, *hraum *hrawēm, *hraum
Instrumental *hrawēm, *hraum *hrawēm, *hraum *hrawēm, *hraum

Descendants
  • Old English: hrǣw, hrēaw, hrēow, hrā
  • Old Frisian: *hrā, *hrē
    • Saterland Frisian: räi
    • West Frisian: rau
  • Old Saxon: hrāo
    • Middle Low German: rō
  • Old Dutch: *rao, *rō
  • Old High German: hrāo, rāo, rō

References
  1. Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 173: “PWGmc *hrau, *hraw-”
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