Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gridiz

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

Derived from *grīdaną (“to step, spread the legs wide”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreydʰ-, see also Lithuanian gri̇̀dyti (“to go, to wander”), Old Irish in·greinn, do·greinn (“to persecute”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣri.ðiz/

Noun

*gridiz f

  1. step

Inflection

Declension of *gridiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *gridiz *gridīz
vocative *gridi *gridīz
accusative *gridį *gridinz
genitive *gridīz *gridjǫ̂
dative *gridī *gridimaz
instrumental *gridī *gridimiz

Descendants

  • Old High German: *grit, gritmāli
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌸𐍃 (griþs)

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) “gridi”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 189
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