Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/strakaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Alternative forms

*strakkaz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)treg- (“rigid, stiff”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstrɑ.kɑz/

Adjective

*strakaz

stretched; straight

Inflection

Declension of *strakaz (a-stem)

Strong declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*strakaz	*strakai	*strakō	*strakôz	*straką, -atō	*strakō
Accusative	*strakanǭ	*strakanz	*strakǭ	*strakōz	*straką, -atō	*strakō
Genitive	*strakas, -is	*strakaizǫ̂	*strakaizōz	*strakaizǫ̂	*strakas, -is	*strakaizǫ̂
Dative	*strakammai	*strakaimaz	*strakaizōi	*strakaimaz	*strakammai	*strakaimaz
Instrumental	*strakanō	*strakaimiz	*strakaizō	*strakaimiz	*strakanō	*strakaimiz

Weak declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*strakô	*strakaniz	*strakǭ	*strakōniz	*strakô	*strakōnō
Accusative	*strakanų	*strakanunz	*strakōnų	*strakōnunz	*strakô	*strakōnō
Genitive	*strakiniz	*strakanǫ̂	*strakōniz	*strakōnǫ̂	*strakiniz	*strakanǫ̂
Dative	*strakini	*strakammaz	*strakōni	*strakōmaz	*strakini	*strakammaz
Instrumental	*strakinē	*strakammiz	*strakōnē	*strakōmiz	*strakinē	*strakammiz

Related terms

*strakjaną

Descendants

Old English: stræc, strec
- Middle English: *strak, streke, strik
  - Scots: strack
Old Frisian: *strak
- Saterland Frisian: strak
- West Frisian: strak
Old Saxon: *strak
- Middle Low German: strak
  - Low German: strack
Old Dutch: *strak
- Middle Dutch: strac, strek, strak
  - Dutch: strak
Old High German: *strak (in compound)
- Middle High German: strac
  - German: strack
- Italian: stracco