Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hring
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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
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *hringaz (“ring, circle”).
Noun
[edit]*hring m
Inflection
[edit]| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *hring | |
| Genitive | *hringas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *hring | *hringō, *hringōs |
| Accusative | *hring | *hringā |
| Genitive | *hringas | *hringō |
| Dative | *hringē | *hringum |
| Instrumental | *hringu | *hringum |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Old English: hring, hrincg, hrinċġ, ring, ᚱᛁᚾᚷ (rinġ) — Wheatley Hill Finger Ring
- Old Frisian: hring
- Old Saxon: hring
- Old Dutch: rinc
- Old High German: ring, hring
- → Old French: reng, renc, renk, renge, renke, rang, ranc (see there for further descendants)
- → Old French: renge, range (“sword-belt”)
Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *hringaz (“ringing sound”).
Noun
[edit]*hring m
Inflection
[edit]| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *hring | |
| Genitive | *hringas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *hring | *hringō, *hringōs |
| Accusative | *hring | *hringā |
| Genitive | *hringas | *hringō |
| Dative | *hringē | *hringum |
| Instrumental | *hringu | *hringum |
Descendants
[edit]Categories:
- Proto-West Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Proto-West Germanic lemmas
- Proto-West Germanic nouns
- Proto-West Germanic masculine nouns
- gmw-pro:Handwear
- gmw-pro:Jewelry
- gmw-pro:Shapes
- Proto-West Germanic masculine a-stem nouns
- Anglo-Frisian Germanic
- gmw-pro:Sounds