Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrēką

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

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Noun

*hrēką n

saliva
snot

Alternative forms

*hrēkô

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *hrēką (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hrēką	*hrēkō
vocative	*hrēką	*hrēkō
accusative	*hrēką	*hrēkō
genitive	hrēkas, hrēkis	*hrēkǫ̂
dative	*hrēkai	*hrēkamaz
instrumental	*hrēkō	*hrēkamiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *hrāk
- Old English: hrāca, hrǣċa (“retching, spittle”)
Old Norse: hráki
- Icelandic: hráki
- Faroese: ráki
- Old Swedish: rāke
→ Proto-Finnic: *räkä (see there for further descendants)

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