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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrefaz

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 *krép-os ~ *krép-es-os, from *krep-. Cognate with Proto-Italic *korpos (“body”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxre.ɸɑz/

Noun

*hrefaz n[1]

  1. body
    Synonyms: *būkaz, *līką
  2. torso; stomach
    Synonyms: *būkaz, *ambô, *magô, *wambō

Inflection
z-stemDeclension of *hrefaz (z-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hrefaz *hrifizō
vocative *hrefaz *hrifizō
accusative *hrefaz *hrifizō
genitive *hrifiziz *hrifizǫ̂
dative *hrifizi *hrifizumaz
instrumental *hrifizē *hrifizumiz

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *hrif
    • Old English: hrif
      • Middle English: *rif
    • Old Frisian: hrif, href
      • ⇒ Old Frisian: inhrif, inhref
    • Old Saxon: *hrif
      • Middle Low German: rif, ref
        • German Low German: Riff
    • Old Dutch: ref
      • Middle Dutch: *rif
    • Old High German: href

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hrefiz-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 244
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xrefaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 185: “*xrefalinʒaz”
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