Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/airundiją

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 a derivative of, or from a compound with an initial element of *airuz (“messenger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯.run.di.jɑ̃/

Noun

*airundiją n

1. message
2. errand

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *airundiją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*airundiją	*airundijō
vocative	*airundiją	*airundijō
accusative	*airundiją	*airundijō
genitive	*airundijas, *airundīs	*airundijǫ̂
dative	*airundijai	*airundijamaz
instrumental	*airundijō	*airundijamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *ārundī
  • Old English: ǣrende, ǣrænde
    • Middle English: erende, erand, arend, ernde, arnde
      • English: errand
      • Scots: erand, eirand, earand
      • Yola: erroane, errone
  • Old Frisian: ērende
  • Old Saxon: ārundi
  • Old High German: ārunti
    • Middle High German: ārant, arant, erande, erende
      • Bavarian: Erend, Ernd
• Proto-Norse: *ᚨᚱᚢᚾᛞᛁᛃᚨ (*arundija /⁠ārundija, arundija⁠/)
  • Old Norse: eyrendi, erendi, ørendi
    • Icelandic: eyrendi, erindi
    • Faroese: ørindi
    • Norwegian: ærend
    • Old Swedish: ærande, ærinde, ærende
      • Swedish: ärende
    • Danish: ærinde