Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Brunjōhildiz

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 *brunjǭ (“breastplate”) +‎ *hildiz (“battle, fight”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrun.jɔː.ˌxil.diz/

Proper noun

*Brunjōhildiz f

1. a female given name

Inflection

Declension of *Brunjōhildiz (i-stem)

	singular
nominative	*Brunjōhildiz
vocative	*Brunjōhildi
accusative	*Brunjōhildį
genitive	*Brunjōhildīz
dative	*Brunjōhildī
instrumental	*Brunjōhildī

Related terms

• *Mahtihildiz
• *Ermunahildiz
• *Hlūdahildiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *Brunnjuhildi
  • Old High German: Brunichildis, *Brunnīhilta, Prunhilt, Prunihilt
    • Middle High German: Briunhilde, Priunhilde
      • German: Brunhilde, Brünhild, Brünnhilde, Brunhild
        • → English: Brunhild
        • → French: Brunehilde
        • → Italian: Brunilde
        • → Spanish: Brunilda
        • → Portuguese: Brunilda
        • → Catalan: Brunilda
  • Old Dutch: Brunnihilt
• Old Norse: Brynhildr
  • Icelandic: Brynhildur
  • Faroese: Brynhild
  • Norwegian: Brynhild
  • Swedish: Brynhild
    • → Finnish: Brynhild
  • Danish: Brynhild