Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Ermungandaz

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

From *ermun- (“great”) +‎ *gandaz (“witch's familiar, foul spirit”).

Proper noun

*Ermungandaz m

1. the World Serpent, said to be the archenemy of the thunder-god *Þunraz

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *Ermungandaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Ermungandaz
vocative	*Ermungand
accusative	*Ermungandą
genitive	*Ermungandas, *Ermungandis
dative	*Ermungandai
instrumental	*Ermungandō

Descendants

• Old Norse: Jǫrmungandr
• ⇒ Finnish: Iku-Turso (calque)