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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrusǭ

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

From Proto-Indo-European *krus- (“crust”). Cognate with Latin crusta (“crust”), Ancient Greek κρύος (krúos, “frost, icy cold”), κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “crystal, ice”), Avestan 𐬑𐬭𐬎𐬰𐬛𐬭𐬀 (xruzdra, “hard”), Sanskrit क्रूड् (krūḍ, “thicken, make hard”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxru.sɔ̃ː/

Noun

*hrusǭ f

  1. ground; crust
  2. ice

Inflection
ōn-stemDeclension of *hrusǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hrusǭ *hrusōniz
vocative *hrusǭ *hrusōniz
accusative *hrusōnų *hrusōnunz
genitive *hrusōniz *hrusōnǫ̂
dative *hrusōni *hrusōmaz
instrumental *hrusōnē *hrusōmiz

Descendants
  • Old English: hruse
  • Old High German: hrosa, rosa; hroso, roso
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