Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Auziwandilaz
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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
From *auzi (“dawn”) + *wandilaz (“fluctuating, variable, wandering”). The first element from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-, cognate with Latin Aurora, Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs) (compare *austraz, *Austrǭ).[1] For the semantics of the second element, compare Ancient Greek πλάνης (plánēs, “wanderer; planet”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*Auziwandilaz m[1]
- The morning star
- a male given name
Inflection edit
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *Auziwandilaz (masculine a-stem) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | ||
| nominative | *Auziwandilaz | |
| vocative | *Auziwandil | |
| accusative | *Auziwandilą | |
| genitive | *Auziwandilas, *Auziwandilis | |
| dative | *Auziwandilai | |
| instrumental | *Auziwandilō | |
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *Auʀiwandil
- Old English: Ēarendel, ēarendel
- Old High German: Erentil, Orentil, Auriwandalo (Lombardic)[2]
- → Medieval Latin: Horuuendillus, Horvandillus
- Old Norse: Aurvandill[2]
- Gothic: 𐌰𐌿𐌶𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌻 (auzandil)
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hatto, Arthur T. (1965) Eos: An enquiry into the theme of lovers' meetings and partings at dawn in poetry, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 70
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 de Vries, Jan (1977) Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 20