Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hruggjabain

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hrugjabainą. Equivalent to *hrugi (“back, spine”) +‎ *bain (“bone”).

Noun

*hruggjabain n

backbone, spine

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hruggjabain
Genitive	*hruggjabainas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hruggjabain	*hruggjabainu
Accusative	*hruggjabain	*hruggjabainu
Genitive	*hruggjabainas	*hruggjabainō
Dative	*hruggjabainē	*hruggjabainum
Instrumental	*hruggjabainu	*hruggjabainum

Descendants

Old English: hryċġbān, hryġċbān
- Middle English: riggebon, riggebone
  - English: ridgebone
  - Scots: rigbane
Old Frisian: hreggbên, hregbên
- Saterland Frisian: Räägebunke
- West Frisian: rêchbonke
Old Saxon: *hruggibēn
- Middle Low German: rüggebên, rüggebein, rücbên
  - German Low German: Rüggbunk
Old Dutch: *ruggibēn
- Middle Dutch: ruggebene, ruggebeen
  - Dutch: ruggebeen
Old High German: ruggibein, rukkibein, ruckibein
- Middle High German: rückebein, ruckebein, rucbein, ruckepein, rucpein, ruggebein, ruggebēn; ruckenbein
  - German: Rückenbein