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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/strak

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *strakaz, *strakkaz.

Adjective

*strak

  1. stretched, straight

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *strak
Genitive *strakas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *strak *straku *strak
Accusative *strakanā *strakā *strak
Genitive *strakas *strakeʀā *strakas
Dative *strakumē *strakeʀē *strakumē
Instrumental *straku *strakeʀu *straku
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *strakē *strakō *straku
Accusative *strakā *strakā *straku
Genitive *strakeʀō *strakeʀō *strakeʀō
Dative *strakēm, *strakum *strakēm, *strakum *strakēm, *strakum
Instrumental *strakēm, *strakum *strakēm, *strakum *strakēm, *strakum

Alternative forms

  • *strakk

Derived terms

Descendants

The High German form is from *strakk. The other continental forms are ambiguous.

  • Old English: stræc, strec
  • Old Frisian: *strak
  • Old Saxon: *strak
  • Old Dutch: *strac
  • Old High German: *strak (in framstrac)
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