Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/strandō

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

  • *stranduz

Etymology

Possibly a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (“to broaden, spread out”), and cognate with Old Irish trét (“herd”), Lithuanian trénta (“place, region, direction”).[1][2] Kroonen however assigns no etymology.[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstrɑn.dɔː/

Noun

*strandō f

  1. edge; rim
  2. shore, strand

Inflection

Declension of *strandō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *strandō *strandôz
vocative *strandō *strandôz
accusative *strandǭ *strandōz
genitive *strandōz *strandǫ̂
dative *strandōi *strandōmaz
instrumental *strandō *strandōmiz
  • *strandjaną
  • *strindiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*stranđiz ~ *stranđaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 380
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*strenđō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 381
  3. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*strandō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[3], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 482
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