Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kraitaz

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

Uncertain. Perhaps akin to Proto-Germanic *krattōną (“to scratch; carve”),[1] which is from Proto-Indo-European *gred- (“to scratch”), see also Albanian gërresë. Compare German kratzen.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɑi̯.tɑz/

Noun

*kraitaz m

  1. a scoring
  2. circle; ring

Inflection

Declension of *kraitaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kraitaz *kraitōz, *kraitōs
vocative *krait *kraitōz, *kraitōs
accusative *kraitą *kraitanz
genitive *kraitas, *kraitis *kraitǫ̂
dative *kraitai *kraitamaz
instrumental *kraitō *kraitamiz

Derived terms

  • *kraitijaz
  • *krītaz

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: *krēt
    • Saterland Frisian: Kríet
    • West Frisian: krite
  • Old Saxon: *krēt
  • Old Dutch: *krēte, *kerte, *krēta, *kerta
    • Middle Dutch: kerte
    • →⇒ Old French: cretel
      • Middle French: créteau
      • → Middle Dutch: kerteel
  • Old High German: kreiz

References

  1. ^ Philippa, Marlies; Debrabandere, Frans; Quak, Arend; Schoonheim, Tanneke; van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009), “kert”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands‎[1] (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
  2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959), “gred-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 405
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