Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wranhō

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Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wrónkeh₂, from the root *wrenk- (“to turn, twist, bend; to clutch, grasp”). Possibly formal cognate with Proto-Balto-Slavic *ránkāˀ (“clutch, hand, arm”).

Noun

*wranhō f

  1. angle, corner, nook

Declension

ō-stemDeclension of *wranhō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wranhō *wranhôz
vocative *wranhō *wranhôz
accusative *wranhǭ *wranhōz
genitive *wranhōz *wranhǫ̂
dative *wranhōi *wranhōmaz
instrumental *wranhō *wranhōmiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: rá, vrá, vá (attested with nasal vowel)
    • Icelandic: rá
    • Faroese: vrá
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: ro
    • Swedish: vrå
    • Danish: vrå
    • → Middle English: wro
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