Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þurnuz

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

A u-stem reformation of inherited *þurnaz.[1]

Noun

*þurnuz m

  1. alternative form of *þurnaz

Inflection

Declension of *þurnuz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þurnuz *þurniwiz
vocative *þurnu *þurniwiz
accusative *þurnų *þurnunz
genitive *þurnauz *þurniwǫ̂
dative *þurniwi *þurnumaz
instrumental *þurnū *þurnumiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *þornu
    • Old Saxon: thorniun (dative plural)
    • Old Dutch: thorni (nominative plural)
    • Old High German: dornin, dornen (dative plural)
  • Gothic: 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌿𐍃 (þaurnus)

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*þurna-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 552-3
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