Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/krodu

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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

  • *kredu, *kroddu, *krottu

Etymology

Unknown; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷredʰ-, compare Ancient Greek βάτραχος (bátrakhos, frog), Ionic Greek βρόταχος (brótakhos, frog).[1]

Noun

*krodu f

  1. toad
    Synonyms: *paddā, *ūkā

Declension

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *krodu
Genitive *krodā
Singular Plural
Nominative *krodu *krodō
Accusative *krodā *krodā
Genitive *krodā *krodō
Dative *krodē *krodōm, *krodum
Instrumental *krodu *krodōm, *krodum

Descendants

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2011) The Proto-Germanic n-stems: A study in diachronic morphophonology, Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 346-349:*kredo, *kruttaz 'toad'