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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/krēk

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

Borrowed from Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós).

Noun

*krēk m [1]

  1. Greek

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular Plural
Nominative *krēk *krēkō, *krēkōs
Accusative *krēk *krēkā
Genitive *krēkas *krēkō
Dative *krēkē *krēkum
Instrumental *krēku *krēkum

Descendants

  • Old English: Crēcas (plural)
  • Old High German: Kriehha (plural)

References

  1. Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 135: “PWGmc *Krēkō (masc. a-stem pl.)”
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