Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/handumaginą

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 *handuz (“hand”) +‎ *maginą (“strength”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑn.du.ˌmɑ.ɣi.nɑ̃/

Noun

*handumaginą n[1]

  1. strength of the hand

Inflection

Declension of *handumaginą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *handumaginą *handumaginō
vocative *handumaginą *handumaginō
accusative *handumaginą *handumaginō
genitive *handumaginas, *handumaginis *handumaginǫ̂
dative *handumaginai *handumaginamaz
instrumental *handumaginō *handumaginamiz

Descendants

  • Old English: handmægen
  • Old Saxon: handmagan
  • Old Norse: handmegin

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xandu-maginan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 159
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