Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wirtiz
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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]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly related to *wurt-, the oblique stem of *wrōts (“root”), despite uncertain development of the root vowel. May reflect a back-formed full-grade *werd- from pre-Germanic *wr̥d-, or less likely may reflect an old PIE full-grade *wer(h₂)d- without parallels. Note a similar problem with the Ancient Greek cognate ῥίζα (rhíza).
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Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*wirtiz m
Inflection[edit]
| i-stemDeclension of *wirtiz (i-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *wirtiz | *wirtīz | |
| vocative | *wirti | *wirtīz | |
| accusative | *wirtį | *wirtinz | |
| genitive | *wirtīz | *wirtijǫ̂ | |
| dative | *wirtī | *wirtimaz | |
| instrumental | *wirtī | *wirtimiz | |
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Old Saxon: wirt
- Old Dutch: *wirt
- Old High German: wirz
- Middle High German: wirz
- Old Norse: virtr
- → Proto-Finnic: *verdek (see there for further descendants)
References[edit]
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Würze²”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 801: “g. *wertez- (oder -i-) n. ‘Bierwürze, Metwürze’”
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wertiz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 457
- “urt” in Den Danske Ordbog