Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/staraz

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 *storh₁-os, from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₁- (to be stiff); compare Tocharian A ṣtare (effort), as well as Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, firm, solid). Along with Proto-Germanic *sturrāną, points to an unattested strong verb *steraną.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɑ.rɑz/

Adjective

*staraz

  1. stiff

Inflection

Declension of *staraz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *staraz *starō *starą, -atō *starai *starôz *starō
accusative *staranǭ *starǭ *starą, -atō *staranz *starōz *starō
genitive *staras, -is *staraizōz *staras, -is *staraizǫ̂ *staraizǫ̂ *staraizǫ̂
dative *starammai *staraizōi *starammai *staraimaz *staraimaz *staraimaz
instrumental *staranō *staraizō *staranō *staraimiz *staraimiz *staraimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *starô *starǭ *starô *staraniz *starōniz *starōnō
accusative *staranų *starōnų *starô *staranunz *starōnunz *starōnō
genitive *stariniz *starōniz *stariniz *staranǫ̂ *starōnǫ̂ *staranǫ̂
dative *starini *starōni *starini *starammaz *starōmaz *starammaz
instrumental *starinē *starōnē *starinē *starammiz *starōmiz *starammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *star
    • Old Saxon: *star
      • Middle Low German: star
    • Old Dutch: *star
      • Middle Dutch: *star
    • Old High German: *star
  • Old Norse: starr

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*stara-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 474