Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hartą

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

Unknown. Theories include derivation from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- (“heart”) or substrate origin (possibly related with Ancient Greek κηρός (kērós)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑr.tɑ̃/

Noun

*hartą n[1]

  1. resin, pitch

Inflection

Declension of *hartą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hartą *hartō
vocative *hartą *hartō
accusative *hartą *hartō
genitive *hartas, *hartis *hartǫ̂
dative *hartai *hartamaz
instrumental *hartō *hartamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hart
    • Old Saxon: hart
    • Old High German: harz

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*harta-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 212
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