Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sternǭ
Proto-Germanic
editAlternative forms
edit- *sternô
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. According to Kroonen, the word became an n-stem in Germanic, Pre-Germanic *h₂stérōn, gen. *h₂sternés, which gave rise to two stems, *ster- and *sterr-, the latter through Kluge's law. The forms showing *stern- have reintroduced the -n- from the cases where it had not been assimilated.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*sternǭ f
Inflection
editōn-stemDeclension of *sternǭ (ōn-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *sternǭ | *sternōniz | |
vocative | *sternǭ | *sternōniz | |
accusative | *sternōnų | *sternōnunz | |
genitive | *sternōniz | *sternōnǫ̂ | |
dative | *sternōni | *sternōmaz | |
instrumental | *sternōnē | *sternōmiz |
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *sternō, *sterrō m
- Old Norse: stjarna
- East Germanic