Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/grubaz

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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

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

Origin uncertain. According to Kroonen, from Pre-Germanic *gʰrubʰos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrewbʰ- (to grind); see *greupaną (to cut up, grind) for more. Compare also Lithuanian grubus (rough), Serbo-Croatian grȗb (rough, coarse).

Alternatively from *ga- +‎ *hrubaz, related to Proto-Germanic *hreubaz (scabby, rough). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Adjective

*grubaz

  1. coarse, rough

Inflection

Declension of *grubaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *grubaz *grubō *grubą, -atō *grubai *grubôz *grubō
accusative *grubanǭ *grubǭ *grubą, -atō *grubanz *grubōz *grubō
genitive *grubas, -is *grubaizōz *grubas, -is *grubaizǫ̂ *grubaizǫ̂ *grubaizǫ̂
dative *grubammai *grubaizōi *grubammai *grubaimaz *grubaimaz *grubaimaz
instrumental *grubanō *grubaizō *grubanō *grubaimiz *grubaimiz *grubaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *grubô *grubǭ *grubô *grubaniz *grubōniz *grubōnō
accusative *grubanų *grubōnų *grubô *grubanunz *grubōnunz *grubōnō
genitive *grubiniz *grubōniz *grubiniz *grubanǫ̂ *grubōnǫ̂ *grubanǫ̂
dative *grubini *grubōni *grubini *grubammaz *grubōmaz *grubammaz
instrumental *grubinē *grubōnē *grubinē *grubammiz *grubōmiz *grubammiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*gruba-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 192