Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Harigastiz

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 *harjaz (“army”) +‎ *gastiz (“guest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑ.riˌɣɑs.tiz/

Proper noun

*Harigastiz m

1. a male given name
   • c. 450 BC–350 BC, inscription on the Negau helmet:
     ‮𐌇𐌀𐌓𐌉𐌙𐌀𐌔𐌕𐌉𐌕𐌄𐌉𐌅𐌀///𐌉𐌐

     hariχastiteiva\\\ip

     Harigasti teiw(a) [?]
     Harigast the priest / o, Harigast, divine one

Usage notes

Attested on the Negau helmet from around 450 BC–350 BC, written in a northern Etruscan alphabet.

Declension

i-stemDeclension of *Harigastiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*Harigastiz	*Harigastīz
vocative	*Harigasti	*Harigastīz
accusative	*Harigastį	*Harigastinz
genitive	*Harigastīz	*Harigastijǫ̂
dative	*Harigastī	*Harigastimaz
instrumental	*Harigastī	*Harigastimiz

Descendants

• Old High German: Herigast
  • → Old Danish: Heriest, Hæryst
• Proto-Norse: *ᚺᚨᚱᛁᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ (*harigastiʀ)
  • Old Norse: *Hergestr
    • → Icelandic: Hergestur (learned)
    • >? Norwegian: Hergjest (mainly a new construction from the same elements)
    • → Swedish: Härgäst (learned)
    • → Danish: Hærgæst (learned)