Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/karilaz

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

A diminutive of *karaz (but a Proto-Indo-European l-stem according to Kroonen 2013[1]). Probably from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- (to become old, to grow) and related to Ancient Greek γέρων (gérōn), Sanskrit जरन्त (jaranta), Old Armenian ծեր (cer), Avestan 𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬴𐬀𐬥𐬙- (azarəṣ̌ant-), Tocharian A kwär-, Tocharian B kwär-, Hittite [script needed] (karu).[2] [3]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*karilaz m

  1. free man
  2. little man, young man

Inflection edit

masculine a-stemDeclension of *karilaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *karilaz *karilōz, *karilōs
vocative *karil *karilōz, *karilōs
accusative *karilą *karilanz
genitive *karilas, *karilis *karilǫ̂
dative *karilai *karilamaz
instrumental *karilō *karilamiz

Descendants edit

Some descendants seem to indicate that the word lost its middle syllable (*karlaz), a common change across the Germanic languages.[3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*kerla- ~ *karla-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 285:nom. *ǵérh₂-ōl, gen. *ǵrh₂-l-ós, acc. *ǵorh₂-él-m
  2. 2.0 2.1 Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
  3. 3.0 3.1 de Vries, J. Nederlandsch Etymologisch Woordenboek. 1971.
  4. ^ Wörterbuch der Ostfriesischen Sprache. ten Doornkaat Koolman, J. 1879. 199th page.
  5. 5.0 5.1 The Journal of English and Germanic Philology. Volume II. 237th page.
  6. ^ Antiqvarisk Tidskrift för Sverige. Tionde Delen. 1887-1891. 305th page.
  7. ^ Pfaff, Judith (2018). Nordic Names. Web.