Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stainaz

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 Pre-Germanic *stoyh₂nos, o-grade from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- (to stiffen).[1] Compare Proto-Slavic *stěna (cliff, rock) and Ancient Greek στῖον (stîon, pebble).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɑi̯.nɑz/

Noun

*stainaz m

  1. stone

Inflection

Declension of *stainaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *stainaz *stainōz, *stainōs
vocative *stain *stainōz, *stainōs
accusative *stainą *stainanz
genitive *stainas, *stainis *stainǫ̂
dative *stainai *stainamaz
instrumental *stainō *stainamiz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*staina-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 472