Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ūrʀahōn

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From *worʀō ~ *ūrzini, from Proto-Germanic *wurzô ~ *ūrziniz (grouse), + *hōn (hen, chicken).[1]

Noun

*ūrʀahōn n

  1. grouse, pheasant
    Synonym: *worʀahanō

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *ūrʀahōn
Genitive *ūrʀahōnas
Singular Plural
Nominative *ūrʀahōn *ūrʀahōnu
Accusative *ūrʀahōn *ūrʀahōnu
Genitive *ūrʀahōnas *ūrʀahōnō
Dative *ūrʀahōnē *ūrʀahōnum
Instrumental *ūrʀahōnu *ūrʀahōnum

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *ūrhōn n, *ūrhania f (< *ūrʀahannijā)
  • Old High German: ūrhuon n

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*urzan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 561