Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hertô

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 Proto-Indo-European *ḱérd (“heart”), reanalyzed as a neuter an-stem.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxer.tɔːː/

Noun

*hertô n

  1. heart

Inflection

Declension of *hertô (neuter an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hertô *hertōnō
vocative *hertô *hertōnō
accusative *hertô *hertōnō
genitive *hirtiniz *hertanǫ̂
dative *hirtini *hertammaz
instrumental *hirtinē *hertammiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hertōn”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 222
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