Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/airidagaz

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 *airi (“early”) +‎ *dagaz (“day”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯ri.ˌdɑ.ɣɑz/

Noun

*airidagaz m[1]

  1. days of yore

Inflection

Declension of *airidagaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *airidagaz *airidagōz, *airidagōs
vocative *airidag *airidagōz, *airidagōs
accusative *airidagą *airidaganz
genitive *airidagas, *airidagis *airidagǫ̂
dative *airidagai *airidagamaz
instrumental *airidagō *airidagamiz

Reconstruction notes

May have merged with *jēradagaz in some descendants.

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *airidag
    • Old English: ǣrdagas pl
    • Old Saxon: ērdagos pl
    • Old High German: ērtagīg (“of yesterday, before dawn”, adjective)
      • Middle High German: ērtegec (adjective)
  • Old Norse: árdagar pl
    • Icelandic: árdagar pl

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*airi-dagaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 9
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