Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kaisaraz

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

Borrowed at a post-Proto-Germanic stage from Latin Caesar. According to Ringe, the Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂 (kaisar) is an independent borrowing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑi̯.sɑ.rɑz/

Noun

*kaisaraz m

  1. (Northwest Germanic) emperor (of Rome)

Inflection

Declension of *kaisaraz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kaisaraz *kaisarōz, *kaisarōs
vocative *kaisar *kaisarōz, *kaisarōs
accusative *kaisarą *kaisaranz
genitive *kaisaras, *kaisaris *kaisarǫ̂
dative *kaisarai *kaisaramaz
instrumental *kaisarō *kaisaramiz

Descendants

Further reading

  • Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 296
  • Ringe, Don with Ann Taylor (2014) The Development of Old English: a Linguistic History of English‎[2], Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 136
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