Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/glasą
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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]Traditionally derived by Pokorny from an s-extension of Proto-Indo-European *gʰel-, *ǵʰel- (“to shine, shimmer, glow”).[1] Kroonen prefers to derive the term from an s-stem of *glōaną (“to glow”), which is likely ultimately from the same root.[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*glasą n
Inflection
[edit]The plural has the voiced Verner alternant, from an old Indo-European collective noun.
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *glasą (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *glasą | *glazō | |
| vocative | *glasą | *glazō | |
| accusative | *glasą | *glazō | |
| genitive | *glasas, *glasis | *glazǫ̂ | |
| dative | *glasai | *glazamaz | |
| instrumental | *glasō | *glazamiz | |
Alternative reconstrucions
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *glas, *glaʀ
- Old Norse: gler (< leveled *glazą)
References
[edit]- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “ghlend-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 432-433
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*glasa- ~ *glaza-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 180