Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gaminþiją

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 *ga- + a form *minþiją, the latter a nominal derivative of *munaną (“to think, consider”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣɑ.ˈmin.θi.jɑ̃/

Noun

*gaminþiją n

  1. memory, remembrance

Inflection

Declension of *gaminþiją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *gaminþiją *gaminþijō
vocative *gaminþiją *gaminþijō
accusative *gaminþiją *gaminþijō
genitive *gaminþijas, *gaminþīs *gaminþijǫ̂
dative *gaminþijai *gaminþijamaz
instrumental *gaminþijō *gaminþijamiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: minni (without the ga-)
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌹 (gaminþi)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*menþjan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 268
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