Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Þunraz
See also: Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þunraz
Proto-Germanic edit
Alternative reconstructions edit
- *Þunaraz[1]
Etymology edit
Personification of *þunraz (“thunder”). Identified with the Roman deity Jupiter by way of interpretatio germanica in Germanic weekday names (see Thursday), yet otherwise identified with Hercules by way of interpretatio romana.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
*Þunraz m
Inflection edit
masculine a-stemDeclension of *Þunraz (masculine a-stem) | ||
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singular | ||
nominative | *Þunraz | |
vocative | *Þunr | |
accusative | *Þunrą | |
genitive | *Þunras, *Þunris | |
dative | *Þunrai | |
instrumental | *Þunrō |
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *Þunr, *Þonr, *Þonr
- Proto-Norse: *ᚦᛟᚾᚨᚱᚨᛉ (*þonaraʀ), *ᚦᛟᚱᚨᛉ (*þoraʀ /Þǭraʀ/)
References edit
- ^ Þorgeirsson, Haukur (2023 December) “The Name of Thor and the Transmission of Old Norse poetry”, in Neophilologus, volume 107, number 4, , pages 701–713