Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/girnį̄

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

From *gernaz (“eager, willing”) +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɣir.nĩː/

Noun edit

*girnį̄ f^[1]

desire, ambition, longing

Inflection edit

īn-stemDeclension of *girnį̄ (īn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*girnį̄	*girnīniz
vocative	*girnį̄	*girnīniz
accusative	*girnīnų	*girnīnunz
genitive	*girnīniz	*girnīnǫ̂
dative	*girnīni	*girnīmaz
instrumental	*girnīnē	*girnīmiz

Descendants edit

Old High German: gernī
- Middle High German: *gerne
  - German: Gerne
Old Norse: girni
- Icelandic: girni
Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹 (gairnei)

References edit

^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*gernīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 132

[HGE-1] Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*gernīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 132

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