Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sturkaz
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
According to Witczak (1991), from Proto-Indo-European *sr̥ǵos (“stork”), cognate to Sanskrit सृजय (sṛjaya, “wading bird”), Ancient Greek πελαργός (pelargós, “stork”), and Dacian *βärzæ (whence Romanian barză (“stork”), dialectal Bulgarian барзъ (barz).)
Alternately, from Proto-Indo-European *str̥gos, from *(s)terg-, *(s)terǵ- (“a type of bird”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ter- (“stiff”). Cognate with Old East Slavic стьркъ (stĭrkŭ, “stork, crane”), Russian стерх (sterx, “Siberian crane”), Ancient Greek τόργος (tórgos, “vulture”), Albanian sterkjok (“stork”) and possibly Old Armenian տառեղն (taṙełn, “stork”).
Noun[edit]
*sturkaz m
Inflection[edit]
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *sturkaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *sturkaz | *sturkōz, *sturkōs | |
| vocative | *sturk | *sturkōz, *sturkōs | |
| accusative | *sturką | *sturkanz | |
| genitive | *sturkas, *sturkis | *sturkǫ̂ | |
| dative | *sturkai | *sturkamaz | |
| instrumental | *sturkō | *sturkamiz | |
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-West Germanic: *stork
- Old Norse: storkr
Further reading[edit]
- Witczak, Krzysztof Tomasz. 1991. "Indo-European *sr̥C in Germanic". Historische Sprachforschung 104:1, pp. 106–107.