Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kurþrą

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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

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂gr̥trom, from *h₂ger- (“to gather”) +‎ *-þrą. Compare Ancient Greek ἀγείρω (ageírō, “to collect, gather”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*kurþrą n

  1. crowd, flock, herd

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *kurþrą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kurþrą *kurþrō
vocative *kurþrą *kurþrō
accusative *kurþrą *kurþrō
genitive *kurþras, *kurþris *kurþrǫ̂
dative *kurþrai *kurþramaz
instrumental *kurþrō *kurþramiz

Descendants

  • Old English: corþer
  • Old High German: *kortar (< *kurdrą)

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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