Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/agjōstainaz

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 *agjō (“edge”) +‎ *stainaz (“stone”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑɣ.jɔːˌstɑi̯.nɑz/

Noun

*agjōstainaz m[1]

  1. sharp-stone, cornerstone

Inflection

Declension of *agjōstainaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *agjōstainaz *agjōstainōz, *agjōstainōs
vocative *agjōstain *agjōstainōz, *agjōstainōs
accusative *agjōstainą *agjōstainanz
genitive *agjōstainas, *agjōstainis *agjōstainǫ̂
dative *agjōstainai *agjōstainamaz
instrumental *agjōstainō *agjōstainamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *aggjustain
    • Old Saxon: *eggiastēn
      • Middle Low German: eggestên
        • German Low German: Ecksteen
    • Old Dutch: *eggistēn
      • Middle Dutch: eggesteen
    • Old High German: ekkistein, eckistein, eggistein
      • Middle High German: eckestein
  • Old Norse: eggsteinn
    • Icelandic: eggsteinn

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*agja-stainaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 3
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