Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/linþawurmiz

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

Alternative forms

  • *linþawurmaz[1] (a-stem)

Etymology

From *linþaz (“flexible, flimsy”) +‎ *wurmiz (“worm, serpent”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlin.θɑˌwur.miz/

Noun

*linþawurmiz m[1]

  1. serpent, snake
    Synonyms: *agiz, *linþaz, *nadraz, *nadrǭ, *slangô, *snakô, *wurmiz
  2. (North Germanic) dragon (mythical large serpentine creature)

Inflection

Declension of *linþawurmiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *linþawurmiz *linþawurmīz
vocative *linþawurmi *linþawurmīz
accusative *linþawurmį *linþawurminz
genitive *linþawurmīz *linþawurmijǫ̂
dative *linþawurmī *linþawurmimaz
instrumental *linþawurmī *linþawurmimiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *linþawurmi
    • Old Saxon: *lindwurm
      • Middle Low German: lindeworm
        • German Low German: Lindworm
    • Old Dutch: *lindwurm
    • Old High German: lindwurm
      • Middle High German: lintwurm
  • Old Norse: linnormr

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*lenþa-wurmaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 241
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