Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/garūnô

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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 *ga- (co-) +‎ *rūnō (secret, mystery) +‎ *-ô (-er, masculine agent noun).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*garūnô m[1]

  1. counselor

Inflection[edit]

masculine an-stemDeclension of *garūnô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *garūnô *garūnaniz
vocative *garūnô *garūnaniz
accusative *garūnanų *garūnanunz
genitive *garūniniz *garūnanǫ̂
dative *garūnini *garūnammaz
instrumental *garūninē *garūnammiz

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *garūnō
    • Old English: gerūna
    • Old High German: girūno
  • Old Norse: rúni

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*rūnōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 310