Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wranhō

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wrenk- (“to turn, twist, bend”).

Noun

*wranhō f

angle, corner, nook

Declension

ō-stemDeclension of *wranhō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wranhō	*wranhôz
vocative	*wranhō	*wranhôz
accusative	*wranhǭ	*wranhōz
genitive	*wranhōz	*wranhǫ̂
dative	*wranhōi	*wranhōmaz
instrumental	*wranhō	*wranhōmiz

Descendants

Old Norse: vrá
- Swedish: vrå
- Danish: vrå
- → Middle English: wro
  - English: wroo
  - Scots: wray