Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wrangaz

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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

An adjectival formation from *wringaną (to wring, twist).

Pronunciation

Adjective

*wrangaz

  1. twisted, warped, bent, crooked, wry
  2. wretched, wicked, unjust

Inflection

Declension of *wrangaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *wrangaz *wrangō *wrangą, -atō *wrangai *wrangôz *wrangō
accusative *wranganǭ *wrangǭ *wrangą, -atō *wranganz *wrangōz *wrangō
genitive *wrangas, -is *wrangaizōz *wrangas, -is *wrangaizǫ̂ *wrangaizǫ̂ *wrangaizǫ̂
dative *wrangammai *wrangaizōi *wrangammai *wrangaimaz *wrangaimaz *wrangaimaz
instrumental *wranganō *wrangaizō *wranganō *wrangaimiz *wrangaimiz *wrangaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *wrangô *wrangǭ *wrangô *wranganiz *wrangōniz *wrangōnō
accusative *wranganų *wrangōnų *wrangô *wranganunz *wrangōnunz *wrangōnō
genitive *wranginiz *wrangōniz *wranginiz *wranganǫ̂ *wrangōnǫ̂ *wranganǫ̂
dative *wrangini *wrangōni *wrangini *wrangammaz *wrangōmaz *wrangammaz
instrumental *wranginē *wrangōnē *wranginē *wrangammiz *wrangōmiz *wrangammiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wranga-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 594