Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/grēwaz

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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

Probably from a Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁- (“to glow, be visible”), and cognate with Proto-Slavic *zьrěti (“to observe, look at”), Lithuanian žėrė́ti (“to shine, sparkle”), and Proto-Germanic *greujaną (“to dawn”) (whence Swedish gry (“to dawn”)).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

*grēwaz

  1. grey
    Synonym: *grīsaz

Inflection

Declension of *grēwaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *grēwaz *grēwai *grēwō *grēwôz *grēwą, -atō *grēwō
Accusative *grēwanǭ *grēwanz *grēwǭ *grēwōz *grēwą, -atō *grēwō
Genitive *grēwas, -is *grēwaizǫ̂ *grēwaizōz *grēwaizǫ̂ *grēwas, -is *grēwaizǫ̂
Dative *grēwammai *grēwaimaz *grēwaizōi *grēwaimaz *grēwammai *grēwaimaz
Instrumental *grēwanō *grēwaimiz *grēwaizō *grēwaimiz *grēwanō *grēwaimiz
Weak declension
Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *grēwô *grēwaniz *grēwǭ *grēwōniz *grēwô *grēwōnō
Accusative *grēwanų *grēwanunz *grēwōnų *grēwōnunz *grēwô *grēwōnō
Genitive *grēwiniz *grēwanǫ̂ *grēwōniz *grēwōnǫ̂ *grēwiniz *grēwanǫ̂
Dative *grēwini *grēwammaz *grēwōni *grēwōmaz *grēwini *grēwammaz
Instrumental *grēwinē *grēwammiz *grēwōnē *grēwōmiz *grēwinē *grēwammiz


Descendants

See also

Colors in Proto-Germanic · *farwôz (layout · text)
     *blaikaz, *blankaz, *hwītaz, *blasaz      *falwaz, *grēwaz, *haswaz, *grīsaz, *hairaz      *blakaz, *swartaz
             *raudaz              *brūnaz, *erpaz, *dusnaz              *gelwaz, *gulaz
             *grōniz              *grōniz             
                          *blēwaz              *blēwaz, *hēwijaz
             *blēwaz, *hēwijaz              *baswaz             

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*grēwa-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 189
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