Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrugnaz

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

Alternative forms

*hrugną

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *krek- (“frogspawn”). Cognate with Lithuanian kurkulaĩ (“frogspawn”), Proto-Slavic *krękъ (“spawn”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxruɣ.nɑz/

Noun

*hrugnaz m

spawn of frogs or fish; roe

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *hrugnaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hrugnaz	hrugnōz, hrugnōs
vocative	*hrugn	hrugnōz, hrugnōs
accusative	*hrugną	*hrugnanz
genitive	hrugnas, hrugnis	*hrugnǫ̂
dative	*hrugnai	*hrugnamaz
instrumental	*hrugnō	*hrugnamiz

Related terms

*hrugô

Descendants

Old English: *hrogn
- Middle English: rowne, rawne, rowe
  - Scots: rawn, raun
  - English: roan, roe
Old Saxon: *hrogan
- Middle Low German: rōgen, rōgel
  - German Low German: Rögen
Old Dutch: *rogan
- Middle Dutch: rōge, roch, roghe
  - Dutch: roge
Old High German: *hrogan, rogan, rogin
- Middle High German: rogen
  - German: Rogen
Old Norse: hrogn
- Icelandic: hrogn
- Faroese: rogn
- Norwegian: rogn
- Old Swedish: rughn, romn
  - Swedish: rom
- Danish: rogn, ravn
- →? Middle French: *rogue
  - French: rogue (alternatively from Dutch)

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