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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rank

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rankaz.

Adjective

*rank

  1. erect, upright

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *rank
Genitive *rankas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *rank *ranku *rank
Accusative *rankanā *rankā *rank
Genitive *rankas *rankeʀā *rankas
Dative *rankumē *rankeʀē *rankumē
Instrumental *ranku *rankeʀu *ranku
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *rankē *rankō *ranku
Accusative *rankā *rankā *ranku
Genitive *rankeʀō *rankeʀō *rankeʀō
Dative *rankēm, *rankum *rankēm, *rankum *rankēm, *rankum
Instrumental *rankēm, *rankum *rankēm, *rankum *rankēm, *rankum

Descendants

  • Old English: ranc
  • Old Dutch: *ranc
  • Old Saxon: *rank
  • Vulgar Latin: *rancus (possible merging with *hring (ring))
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