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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hurning

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hurningaz, equivalent to *hurn +‎ *-ing (diminutive suffix). Compare Old Norse hyrning (“corner, nook”).

Noun

*hurning m

  1. angle
  2. corner, nook

Inflection
Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *hurning
Genitive *hurningas
Singular Plural
Nominative *hurning *hurningō, *hurningōs
Accusative *hurning *hurningā
Genitive *hurningas *hurningō
Dative *hurningē *hurningum
Instrumental *hurningu *hurningum

Descendants
  • Old Saxon: *horning
    • Middle Low German: horninc
      • >? German Low German: Hunk
  • Old Dutch: *horning
    • Middle Dutch: horninc, hornic, hurnic
      • Dutch: hornik
      • Dutch: horning (dialectal)
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