Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stamniz
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom pre-Germanic *sth₂-mn-ís, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂mn̥ (“that which stands”) (compare *stōmô (“stature”)), deverbal noun from the root *steh₂- (“to stand, stay”) (whence *stāną).
Noun
edit*stamniz m[1]
Inflection
editi-stemDeclension of *stamniz (i-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *stamniz | *stamnīz | |
vocative | *stamni | *stamnīz | |
accusative | *stamnį | *stamninz | |
genitive | *stamnīz | *stamnijǫ̂ | |
dative | *stamnī | *stamnimaz | |
instrumental | *stamnī | *stamnimiz |
Descendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *stamni
- Old Norse: stafn
References
edit- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*stamnaz~stamniz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 371