Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/finnaz
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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
Etymology edit
Disputed[1][2]; possible nominalization of unattested *finniz, from earlier *fēnþniz, vṛddhi gerundive of *fanþijaną (“to travel by foot, walk”).[3]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*finnaz m[2]
Inflection edit
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *finnaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *finnaz | *finnōz, *finnōs | |
| vocative | *finn | *finnōz, *finnōs | |
| accusative | *finną | *finnanz | |
| genitive | *finnas, *finnis | *finnǫ̂ | |
| dative | *finnai | *finnamaz | |
| instrumental | *finnō | *finnamiz | |
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *Finn
- Old Norse: finnr, fiðr
- → Ancient Greek: Φίννος (Phínnos)
- → Late Latin: Fennus, Finnus (see there for further descendants)
References edit
- ^ Hellquist, Elof (1922) “finne”, in Svensk etymologisk ordbok [Swedish etymological dictionary][1] (in Swedish), Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups förlag, page 137b
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*finnaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 103
- ^ Karsten, T. E. (1915) Germanisch-finnische Lehnwortstudien. Ein Beitrag zu der ältesten Sprach- und Kulturgeschichte der Germanen., Helsingfors: Finnische Litteraturgesellschaft