Reconstruction:Old High German/hruod

This Old High German 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.

Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hrōþi (“praise, fame, renown”).

Proper noun

*hruod m

  1. fame, renown

Reconstruction notes

Only found in given names, apheresis of initial h occurs during the 9th C..

Further reading

  • Schatz, Josef, 1871-1950 (1907), Altbairische Grammatik, Laut- und Flexionslehre (Grammatiken der althochdeutschen Dialekte; I. Band.) (in German), Göttingen: Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht, page 16; 86
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