Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ermunaz

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

• *irmunijaz

Etymology

Unknown. Compare Ancient Greek ὄρμενος (órmenos, “rushing forward, shoot”), itself from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to move, stir, spring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈer.mu.nɑz/

Noun

*ermunaz m

1. strong, whole
2. Irmin

Inflection

Declension of *ermunaz (a-stem)

Strong declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*ermunaz	*ermunai	*ermunō	*ermunôz	*ermuną, -atō	*ermunō
Accusative	*ermunanǭ	*ermunanz	*ermunǭ	*ermunōz	*ermuną, -atō	*ermunō
Genitive	*ermunas, -is	*ermunaizǫ̂	*ermunaizōz	*ermunaizǫ̂	*ermunas, -is	*ermunaizǫ̂
Dative	*ermunammai	*ermunaimaz	*ermunaizōi	*ermunaimaz	*ermunammai	*ermunaimaz
Instrumental	*ermunanō	*ermunaimiz	*ermunaizō	*ermunaimiz	*ermunanō	*ermunaimiz
Weak declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*ermunô	*ermunaniz	*ermunǭ	*ermunōniz	*ermunô	*ermunōnō
Accusative	*ermunanų	*ermunanunz	*ermunōnų	*ermunōnunz	*ermunô	*ermunōnō
Genitive	*ermuniniz	*ermunanǫ̂	*ermunōniz	*ermunōnǫ̂	*ermuniniz	*ermunanǫ̂
Dative	*ermunini	*ermunammaz	*ermunōni	*ermunōmaz	*ermunini	*ermunammaz
Instrumental	*ermuninē	*ermunammiz	*ermunōnē	*ermunōmiz	*ermuninē	*ermunammiz

Derived terms

• *ermun-
• *irmin-

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *ermun, *ermun-, *irmin-
  • Old English: eormen-, eorman-
    • Middle English: ȝeorma-leaf, yeormen-leaf
      • English: Ermintrude, Irma/Emma (only in some names)
  • Old Saxon: irmin-
  • Old High German: irmin-
    • >? East Central German: Emmis (Erzgebirgisch)
• Old Norse: Jǫrmunr, jǫrmun-
  • Icelandic: jörmun-
• →? Latin: Arminius (see there for descendants)