Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rugi

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 *rugiz.

Noun

*rugi m

(Anglo-Frisian Germanic) rye
Synonym: *roggō

Inflection

i-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*rugi
Genitive	*rugī
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*rugi	*rugī
Accusative	*rugi	*rugī
Genitive	*rugī	*ruggjō
Dative	*rugī	rugim, ruggjum
Instrumental	*rugī	rugim, ruggjum

Derived terms

*rugaʀani (“rye-harvest month”) (+ *aʀani (“harvest”))
- Old English: ruġern

Descendants

Old English: ryġe, ryġi
- Middle English: rye, rie, reye, reyghe, reyhe, ruye
  - English: rye
  - Scots: ry
  - Yola: ree

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