Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þurnaz

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

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós (“sharp, stiff; thorn”). Related to Sanskrit तृण (tṛ́ṇa, “grass”), Proto-Slavic *tьrnъ (“thorn”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθur.nɑz/

Noun

*þurnaz m[1]

  1. thorn, briar

Inflection

Declension of *þurnaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þurnaz *þurnōz, *þurnōs
vocative *þurn *þurnōz, *þurnōs
accusative *þurną *þurnanz
genitive *þurnas, *þurnis *þurnǫ̂
dative *þurnai *þurnamaz
instrumental *þurnō *þurnamiz

Derived terms

  • *þurnatją/*þurnitją
  • *þurnijǭ
  • *þurnīnaz
  • *þurnuhtaz
  • Unsorted formations:
    • Old Norse: þyrnir
      • Icelandic: þyrnir
      • Faroese: tyrni- (tyrnikjarr, tyrnirunnur, tyrniviður)
      • Norwegian: tyrner
      • Old Swedish: thø̄rne, thø̄rn
      • Danish: tjørn, tjørne
      • → Finnish: tyrni

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “þurnaz”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 552-553
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