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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/krēk
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós).
Noun
*krēk m[1]
- Greek
Inflection
Masculine a-stem | ||
---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *krēk | *krēkō, *krēkōs |
Accusative | *krēk | *krēkā |
Genitive | *krēkas | *krēkō |
Dative | *krēkē | *krēkum |
Instrumental | *krēku | *krēkum |
Descendants
- Old English: Crēcas (plural)
- Old High German: Kriehha (plural)
References
- Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 135: “PWGmc *Krēkō (masc. a-stem pl.)”