Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lundiją

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 earlier *lundwiją, from Proto-Indo-European *ln̥dʰ-w-yom, from *lendʰ- (“kidney, loin”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

The semantic shift from "kidney" > "mood, mindset" in North Germanic languages and metaphorical usage of a non-heart organ to indicate mood is observed cross-linguistically, compare White Hmong siab (“liver; mood”).

Noun

*lundiją n

  1. loin
  2. kidney
  3. fat

Inflection

Declension of *lundiją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *lundiją *lundijō
vocative *lundiją *lundijō
accusative *lundiją *lundijō
genitive *lundijas, *lundīs *lundijǫ̂
dative *lundijai *lundijamaz
instrumental *lundijō *lundijamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *lundī n
  • ⇒ Old Norse: lyndi n (“mindset, character”)
    • Icelandic: lyndi n
    • Faroese: lyndi n (“mentality, temperment”)
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