Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/groʀn

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gruznaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrus-nó-s, from *gʰrews-.[1] Cognate with Proto-Slavic *grustь (“sadness”).

Adjective

*groʀn

  1. sad, sorrowful

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *groʀn
Genitive *groʀnas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *groʀn *groʀnu *groʀn
Accusative *groʀnanā *groʀnā *groʀn
Genitive *groʀnas *groʀneʀā *groʀnas
Dative *groʀnumē *groʀneʀē *groʀnumē
Instrumental *groʀnu *groʀneʀu *groʀnu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *groʀnē *groʀnō *groʀnu
Accusative *groʀnā *groʀnā *groʀnu
Genitive *groʀneʀō *groʀneʀō *groʀneʀō
Dative *groʀnēm, *groʀnum *groʀnēm, *groʀnum *groʀnēm, *groʀnum
Instrumental *groʀnēm, *groʀnum *groʀnēm, *groʀnum *groʀnēm, *groʀnum

Noun

*groʀn

  1. sorrow, grief

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *groʀn(a)
Genitive *groʀnas
Singular Plural
Nominative *groʀn(a) *groʀnōs
Accusative *groʀn(a) *groʀnā
Genitive *groʀnas *groʀnō
Dative *groʀnē *groʀnum
Instrumental *groʀnu *groʀnum

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: grorn

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*gnuznōjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 184
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