Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hrad

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 *hradaz.

Adjective

*hrad

1. quick, hasty

   Synonym: *horsk

Alternative reconstructions

• *hraþ

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*hrad
Genitive	*hradas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*hrad	*hradu	*hrad
Accusative	*hradanā	*hradā	*hrad
Genitive	*hradas	*hradeʀā	*hradas
Dative	*hradumē	*hradeʀē	*hradumē
Instrumental	*hradu	*hradeʀu	*hradu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*hradē	*hradō	*hradu
Accusative	*hradā	*hradā	*hradu
Genitive	*hradeʀō	*hradeʀō	*hradeʀō
Dative	*hradēm, *hradum	*hradēm, *hradum	*hradēm, *hradum
Instrumental	*hradēm, *hradum	*hradēm, *hradum	*hradēm, *hradum

Derived terms

• *gahrad
• *hradō

Descendants

• Old English: hræd, hræþ
  • Middle English: rad, radde, rade, red, ræd (Early Middle English)
    • Scots: redd, red
• Old Dutch: *rath, *rad
  • Middle Dutch: rat
    • Dutch: rad
      • ⇒ Afrikaans: rats
• Old High German: hrad