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

1. 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)