Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wristuz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wrey- (“to turn; wrap; bind”), from *wer- (“to bend; turn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwris.tuz/

Noun

*wristuz m

1. (anatomy) joint (wrist or ankle)

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *wristuz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wristuz	*wristiwiz
vocative	*wristu	*wristiwiz
accusative	*wristų	*wristunz
genitive	*wristauz	*wristiwǫ̂
dative	*wristiwi	*wristumaz
instrumental	*wristū	*wristumiz

Related terms

• *wraistijaną
• *wrīhaną

Descendants

• Old English: wrist, wyrst
  • Middle English: wrist, wryst, wryste, wriste, wyrste, wirste, virste; wrest, wreste, wrost
    • English: wrist
    • Scots: wrist
    • Yola: wrasth, wraste
• Old Frisian: wrist, wirst
  • North Frisian: wråst
• Old Saxon: *wrist
  • Middle Low German: wrist
    • German Low German: Wrist
• Old Dutch: *wrist
  • Middle Dutch: wrist, wrest
• Old High German: wrist, rist
  • Middle High German: rist; riste
    • German: Rist
• Old Norse: rist, vrist
  • Icelandic: rist
  • Norn: rist
  • Old Swedish: vrist
    • Swedish: vrist
  • Danish: vrist