Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þurnuz

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

Etymology

A u-stem reformation of inherited *þurnaz.^[1]

Noun

*þurnuz m

Alternative form of *þurnaz

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *þurnuz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*þurnuz	*þurniwiz
vocative	*þurnu	*þurniwiz
accusative	*þurnų	*þurnunz
genitive	*þurnauz	*þurniwǫ̂
dative	*þurniwi	*þurnumaz
instrumental	*þurnū	*þurnumiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *þornu
- Old Saxon: thorniun (dative plural)
- Old Dutch: thorni (nominative plural)
- Old High German: dornin, dornen (dative plural)
Gothic: 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌿𐍃 (þaurnus)

References

^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*þurna-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 552-3

[1] Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*þurna-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 552-3

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