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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/harugaz

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 *ḱerh₂k- (“fenced or enclosed area”), from *ḱerh₂-, from which also *hurną (“horn”). Cognate with Latin carcer (“fence; prison”), Irish carn (“heap of stones”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑ.ru.ɣɑz/

Noun

*harugaz m

  1. Sanctuary; halidom; grove.
  2. Pile of stones; (heathen) altar.

Inflection
masculine a-stemDeclension of *harugaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *harugaz *harugōz, *harugōs
vocative *harug *harugōz, *harugōs
accusative *harugą *haruganz
genitive *harugas, *harugis *harugǫ̂
dative *harugai *harugamaz
instrumental *harugō *harugamiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *harug
    • Old English: hearg; hearga
      • Middle English: harogh (byform of Middle English halwe)
      • Middle English: Harwe, Harrough (various placenames)
        • English: Harrow (in place names)
    • Old Saxon: harug
    • Old High German: harug, haruc, haruch
    • → Latin: haraho (Ripuarian Laws)
  • Old Norse: hǫrgr
    • Icelandic: hörgur m
    • Faroese: hørgur m
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: horg m
    • Norwegian Bokmål: horg m
    • Old Swedish: hargher m
      • Swedish: harg c, horg c, horv c
    • Danish: harg c, hørg c

References
  • haruga in: Wörterbuch der Indogermanischen Sprachen: Dritter Teil: Wortschatz der Germanischen Spracheinheit (Dictionary of the Indo-European Languages: Third Part: Vocabulary of the Germanic Language Unity) by August Fick with contributions by Hjalmar Falk, entirely revised by Alf Torp in 1909.
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