Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hardį̄

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 *harduz (“hard”) +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈxɑr.ðĩː/

Noun edit

*hardį̄ f^[1]

hardihood, rigidity

Inflection edit

īn-stemDeclension of *hardį̄ (īn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hardį̄	*hardīniz
vocative	*hardį̄	*hardīniz
accusative	*hardīnų	*hardīnunz
genitive	*hardīniz	*hardīnǫ̂
dative	*hardīni	*hardīmaz
instrumental	*hardīnē	*hardīmiz

Descendants edit

Proto-West Germanic: *hardī
- Old High German: hartī, herte, hertī
  - Middle High German: herte
    - German: Härte
Old Norse: herði
- Icelandic: herði

References edit

^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xardīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 161

[HGE-1] Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xardīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 161

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