Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/deuzaz

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 Pre-Germanic *dʰewsós, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰews-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdeu̯.zɑz/

Adjective

*deuzaz

  1. wild, fierce, bold

Inflection

Declension of *deuzaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *deuzaz *deuzō *deuzą, -atō *deuzai *deuzôz *deuzō
accusative *deuzanǭ *deuzǭ *deuzą, -atō *deuzanz *deuzōz *deuzō
genitive *deuzas, -is *deuzaizōz *deuzas, -is *deuzaizǫ̂ *deuzaizǫ̂ *deuzaizǫ̂
dative *deuzammai *deuzaizōi *deuzammai *deuzaimaz *deuzaimaz *deuzaimaz
instrumental *deuzanō *deuzaizō *deuzanō *deuzaimiz *deuzaimiz *deuzaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *deuzô *deuzǭ *deuzô *deuzaniz *deuzōniz *deuzōnō
accusative *deuzanų *deuzōnų *deuzô *deuzanunz *deuzōnunz *deuzōnō
genitive *deuziniz *deuzōniz *deuziniz *deuzanǫ̂ *deuzōnǫ̂ *deuzanǫ̂
dative *deuzini *deuzōni *deuzini *deuzammaz *deuzōmaz *deuzammaz
instrumental *deuzinē *deuzōnē *deuzinē *deuzammiz *deuzōmiz *deuzammiz

Descendants

  • Old English: dēor

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN