Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/garūnô

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 *ga- (“co-”) +‎ *rūnō (“secret, mystery”) +‎ *-ô (“-er”, masculine agent noun).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈruː.nɔːː/

Noun

*garūnô m[1]

  1. counselor

Inflection

Declension of *garūnô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *garūnô *garūnaniz
vocative *garūnô *garūnaniz
accusative *garūnanų *garūnanunz
genitive *garūniniz *garūnanǫ̂
dative *garūnini *garūnammaz
instrumental *garūninē *garūnammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *garūnō
    • Old English: gerūna
    • Old High German: girūno
    • Dutch: ruiner, from Middle Dutch runer
  • Old Norse: of rúni, rúni

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*rūnōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 310
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