Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hragilą

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

Alternative forms

  • *hrahilą, *hrahulą

Etymology

Uncertain, though probably from Proto-Indo-European *krek- (“to beat, weave; web”). See Proto-Slavic *kresati (“to strike fire”) for cognates.[1]

Noun

*hragilą n[1]

  1. garment; dress; mantle; robe
  2. clothing; attire

Inflection

Declension of *hragilą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hragilą *hragilō
vocative *hragilą *hragilō
accusative *hragilą *hragilō
genitive *hragilas, *hragilis *hragilǫ̂
dative *hragilai *hragilamaz
instrumental *hragilō *hragilamiz

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hragil

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003), “*xraxilaz ~ *xragilan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 183
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