Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ternō

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 Proto-Indo-European *der-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈter.nɔː/

Noun

*ternō f(North Germanic)

  1. a mountain lake without tributaries
  2. watering hole
  3. small pool

Inflection

Declension of *ternō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *ternō *ternôz
vocative *ternō *ternôz
accusative *ternǭ *ternōz
genitive *ternōz *ternǫ̂
dative *ternōi *ternōmaz
instrumental *ternō *ternōmiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: tjǫrn
    • Icelandic: tjörn
    • Faroese: tjørn
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: tjørn, tjønn, tjønn f, tjern, kjenn n
    • Jamtish: tjern
    • Old Swedish: tiärn
    • Danish: tjern
    • → Middle English: terne
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