Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/erknastainaz
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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]
From *erknaz (“holy, genuine, precious”) + *stainaz (“stone”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*erknastainaz m[1]
Inflection[edit]
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *erknastainaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *erknastainaz | *erknastainōz, *erknastainōs | |
| vocative | *erknastain | *erknastainōz, *erknastainōs | |
| accusative | *erknastainą | *erknastainanz | |
| genitive | *erknastainas, *erknastainis | *erknastainǫ̂ | |
| dative | *erknastainai | *erknastainamaz | |
| instrumental | *erknastainō | *erknastainamiz | |
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: eorcnanstān
- → English: arkenstone
- Old Norse: jarknasteinn
- Icelandic: jarknasteinn
References[edit]
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*erkna-stainaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 84