Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gridiz

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

Derived from *grīdaną (“to step, spread the legs wide”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreydʰ-, see also Lithuanian grìdyti (“to go, to wander”), Old Irish in·greinn, do·greinn (“to persecute”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣri.ðiz/

Noun

*gridiz f

1. step

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *gridiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*gridiz	*gridīz
vocative	*gridi	*gridīz
accusative	*gridį	*gridinz
genitive	*gridīz	*gridjǫ̂
dative	*gridī	*gridimaz
instrumental	*gridī	*gridimiz

Descendants

• Old High German: *grit, gritmāli
• Gothic: 𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌸𐍃 (griþs)

References

• Kroonen, Guus (2013) “gridi”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 189