Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/garnō

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 Pre-Germanic *ǵʰórneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“intestines”) or *ǵʰern-. Probably cognate with Latin hernia, Lithuanian žarna.^[1] Beekes reconstructs the PIE root with a laryngeal however, *ǵʰerH-, in relation to Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “guts, string made of gut”).^[2]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɣɑr.nɔː/

Noun edit

*garnō f

intestines, gut

Inflection edit

ō-stemDeclension of *garnō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*garnō	*garnôz
vocative	*garnō	*garnôz
accusative	*garnǭ	*garnōz
genitive	*garnōz	*garnǫ̂
dative	*garnōi	*garnōmaz
instrumental	*garnō	*garnōmiz

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

Old Norse: gǫrn
- Faroese: gørn
- Icelandic: görn

References edit

^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 169
^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1643-4

[1] Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 169

[2] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1643-4

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