Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/linþawurmiz

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

Alternative forms

• *linþawurmaz (a-stem)

Etymology

From *linþaz (“flexible, flimsy”) +‎ *wurmiz (“worm, serpent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlin.θɑˌwur.miz/

Noun

*linþawurmiz m

1. serpent, snake

   Synonyms: *agiz, *linþaz, *nadraz, *nadrǭ, *slangô, *snakô, *wurmiz

2. (North Germanic) dragon (mythical large serpentine creature)

Inflection

Declension of *linþawurmiz (i-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	*linþawurmiz	*linþawurmīz
vocative	*linþawurmi	*linþawurmīz
accusative	*linþawurmį	*linþawurminz
genitive	*linþawurmīz	*linþawurmijǫ̂
dative	*linþawurmī	*linþawurmimaz
instrumental	*linþawurmī	*linþawurmimiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *linþawurmi
  • Old Saxon: *lindwurm
    • Middle Low German: lindeworm
      • German Low German: Lindworm
  • Old Dutch: *lindwurm
    • Middle Dutch: lindeworm
      • Dutch: lindeworm
  • Old High German: lindwurm
    • Middle High German: lintwurm
      • German: Lindwurm
• Old Norse: linnormr
  • Icelandic: linnormur, lindormur
  • Danish: lindorm
  • Norwegian: lindorm
  • →? English: lindworm; lindorm; lindwyrm