Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wristuz
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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
Nominal formation related to *wrīþaną (“to weave, twist”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
*wristuz m
Inflection
| u-stemDeclension of *wristuz (u-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *wristuz | *wristiwiz | |
| vocative | *wristu | *wristiwiz | |
| accusative | *wristų | *wristunz | |
| genitive | *wristauz | *wristiwǫ̂ | |
| dative | *wristiwi | *wristumaz | |
| instrumental | *wristū | *wristumiz | |
Related terms
Descendants
- Old English: wrist, wyrst
- Old Frisian: wrist, wirst
- North Frisian: wråst
- Old Saxon: *wrist
- Old Dutch: *wrist
- Old High German: wrist, rist
- Old Norse: rist, vrist
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wristiz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 472