Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kranuk
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Proto-West Germanic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From *kranō or *kran (“crane”) + *-uk (diminutive suffix).[1]
Noun
[edit]*kranuk m
- crane (bird)
Inflection
[edit]| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *kranuk | |
| Genitive | *kranukas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *kranuk | *kranukō, *kranukōs |
| Accusative | *kranuk | *kranukā |
| Genitive | *kranukas | *kranukō |
| Dative | *kranukē | *kranukum |
| Instrumental | *kranuku | *kranukum |
Descendants
[edit]- Old English: cranoc, cornuc
- Old Saxon: *kranuk, *kranik
- Old Dutch: *cranuk
- Old High German: chranuh, chranih, kranuh, kranih