Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/grunduz

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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

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Alternative forms

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  • *grumþuz, *grumfþuz[1] (Verner alternant from *gʰrḿ̥tus)

Etymology

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    From pre-Germanic *gʰrm̥tús, a tu-stem derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem-.[1] Kroonen connects Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰarmyám (“permanent building”), which would imply the root to be *ǵʰrem- ~ *ǵʰerm-. Less likely related to Lithuanian pã-grindas (“lake bottom”, literally “under-floorboard”) (pace Orel[2]), for which see *grindiz (“fence made of bars”), Proto-Indo-European *gʰrendʰ- (“beam, plank”).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    *grunduz m

    1. ground, foundation

    Inflection

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    This term contained Verner's law consonant alternation between its nominative and oblique stems.

    u-stemDeclension of *grumþuz (u-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *grumþuz *grumþiwiz
    vocative *grumþu *grumþiwiz
    accusative *grumþų *grumþunz
    genitive *grundauz *grundiwǫ̂
    dative *grundiwi *grundumaz
    instrumental *grundū *grundumiz

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    References

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    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*grumþu- ~ *grundu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 192
    2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*ʒrunðuz ~ *ʒrunþuz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 144
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