Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/akraną

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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

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ógr̥ (“small fruit ~ berry”); compare Proto-Celtic *agrinyos (“~ sloe, small plum, berry”), Latvian ôga, Lithuanian úoga, Proto-Slavic *àgo-da (“fruit, berry”), Tocharian B oko (“fruit”).

Noun

*akraną n[1]

  1. fruit of a tree
  2. nut or mast, especially an acorn

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *akraną (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *akraną *akranō
vocative *akraną *akranō
accusative *akraną *akranō
genitive *akranas, *akranis *akranǫ̂
dative *akranai *akranamaz
instrumental *akranō *akranamiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*akrana-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 18
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