Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/traustalīkaz

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 *traustaz +‎ *-līkaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtrɑu̯s.tɑˌliː.kɑz/

Adjective

*traustalīkaz[1]

  1. reliable
  2. solacing, comforting

Inflection

Declension of *traustalīkaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *traustalīkaz *traustalīkō *traustalīką, *-at(ō) *traustalīkai *traustalīkôz *traustalīkō
accusative *traustalīkanǭ *traustalīkǭ *traustalīką, *-at(ō) *traustalīkanz *traustalīkōz *traustalīkō
genitive *traustalīkas, *traustalīkis *traustalīkaizōz *traustalīkas, *traustalīkis *traustalīkaizǫ̂ *traustalīkaizǫ̂ *traustalīkaizǫ̂
dative *traustalīkammai *traustalīkaizōi *traustalīkammai *traustalīkaimaz *traustalīkaimaz *traustalīkaimaz
instrumental *traustalīkanō *traustalīkaizō *traustalīkanō *traustalīkaimiz *traustalīkaimiz *traustalīkaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *traustalīkô *traustalīkǭ *traustalīkô *traustalīkaniz *traustalīkōniz *traustalīkōnō
accusative *traustalīkanų *traustalīkōnų *traustalīkô *traustalīkanunz *traustalīkōnunz *traustalīkōnō
genitive *traustalīkiniz *traustalīkōniz *traustalīkiniz *traustalīkanǫ̂ *traustalīkōnǫ̂ *traustalīkanǫ̂
dative *traustalīkini *traustalīkōni *traustalīkini *traustalīkammaz *traustalīkōmaz *traustalīkammaz
instrumental *traustalīkinē *traustalīkōnē *traustalīkinē *traustalīkammiz *traustalīkōmiz *traustalīkammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *traustalīk
    • Old High German: trōstlīh
  • Old Norse: traustligr
    • Icelandic: traustlegur

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*trausta-līkaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 409