Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/agraz

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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

Etymology

Plausibly from Pre-Germanic *h₂(e)kʷrós: Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷ-, the same root which gave *h₂ékʷeh₂ (whence Germanic *ahwō), with the suffix *-rós. Thus equivalent to *ahwō +‎ *-raz.

Noun

*agraz m

  1. flood
    Synonyms: *flaumaz, *flōduz

Inflection

Declension of *agraz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *agraz *agrōz, *agrōs
vocative *agr *agrōz, *agrōs
accusative *agrą *agranz
genitive *agras, *agris *agrǫ̂
dative *agrai *agramaz
instrumental *agrō *agramiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *agr
    • Old English: ēagor
    • Old Dutch: *aggar

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*agra-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 5