Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sturkaz
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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
According to Witczak (1991), from Proto-Indo-European *sr̥ǵos (“stork”), cognate to Sanskrit सृजय (sṛjaya, “wading bird”), Ancient Greek πελαργός (pelargós, “stork”), and Dacian *βärzæ (whence Romanian barză (“stork”), dialectal Bulgarian барзъ (barz).)
Alternately, from Proto-Indo-European *str̥gos, from *(s)terg-, *(s)terǵ- (“a type of bird”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ter- (“stiff”). Cognate with Old East Slavic стьркъ (stĭrkŭ, “stork, crane”), Russian стерх (sterx, “Siberian crane”), Ancient Greek τόργος (tórgos, “vulture”), Albanian sterkjok (“stork”) and possibly Old Armenian տառեղն (taṙełn, “stork”).
Noun edit
*sturkaz m
Inflection edit
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *sturkaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *sturkaz | *sturkōz, *sturkōs | |
| vocative | *sturk | *sturkōz, *sturkōs | |
| accusative | *sturką | *sturkanz | |
| genitive | *sturkas, *sturkis | *sturkǫ̂ | |
| dative | *sturkai | *sturkamaz | |
| instrumental | *sturkō | *sturkamiz | |
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *stork
- Old Norse: storkr
Further reading edit
- Witczak, Krzysztof Tomasz. 1991. "Indo-European *sr̥C in Germanic". Historische Sprachforschung 104:1, pp. 106–107.