Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wrungǭ

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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

A zero-grade derivation from *wringaną (to wring) +‎ *-ǭ. Compare the masculine *wrunga-, which gives Dutch wrong (wreath).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

*wrungǭ f

  1. snare

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *wrungǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wrungǭ *wrungōniz
vocative *wrungǭ *wrungōniz
accusative *wrungōnų *wrungōnunz
genitive *wrungōniz *wrungōnǫ̂
dative *wrungōni *wrungōmaz
instrumental *wrungōnē *wrungōmiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “wrungōn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 597