Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wurþiz

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 *h₂wŕ̥tis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- (“to raise”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἄρσις (ársis, “raising”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwur.θiz/

Noun

*wurþiz f

  1. raising, elevation
  2. mound

Inflection

Declension of *wurþiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wurþiz *wurþīz
vocative *wurþi *wurþīz
accusative *wurþį *wurþinz
genitive *wurþīz *wurþijǫ̂
dative *wurþī *wurþimaz
instrumental *wurþī *wurþimiz

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: wurth
  • Old Dutch: *wurth, *wuorth (?)
    • Middle Dutch: woert (or from Frisian?)
  • Old Saxon: wurth
    • Middle Low German: wurt
  • Old Norse: urð
    • Icelandic: urð
    • Faroese: urð
    • Norwegian:
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: ur, urd
        • → Danish: ur
      • Norwegian Bokmål: ur

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wurþiz”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 601
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