Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stertaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *(s)terd-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ter- (“to be stiff”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈster.tɑz/

Noun

*stertaz m

1. tail

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *stertaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*stertaz	*stertōz, *stertōs
vocative	*stert	*stertōz, *stertōs
accusative	*stertą	*stertanz
genitive	*stertas, *stirtis	*stertǫ̂
dative	*stirtai	*stertamaz
instrumental	*stertō	*stertamiz

Synonyms

• *halô
• *taglą

Derived terms

• *stirtilaz
• *stirtilōną

Related terms

• *startijaną
• *sturtijaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *stert
  • Old English: steort
    • Middle English: steort, stert, stirt, stort, start
      • Scots: start, stairt
      • English: start
  • Old Frisian: stert, stirt
    • North Frisian: stert
    • Saterland Frisian: Stäit, Stit (Strukelje)
    • West Frisian: sturt
  • Old Saxon: *stert
    • Middle Low German: stert, start
      • Low German: Stert, Steert, Staart, Steerd
  • Old Dutch: stert (in placenames)
    • Middle Dutch: stert, staert, steert
      • Dutch: staart
        • Afrikaans: stert
  • Old High German: sterz
    • Middle High German: stërz
      • Central Franconian: Statz, Stätz, Stääz
        • Luxembourgish: Stäerz
      • German: Sterz
    • → Italian: sterzo
• Old Norse: stertr
  • Icelandic: stertur
  • Faroese: stertur
  • Norwegian Bokmål: stjert
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: stjert
  • Old Swedish: stiærter, stærter
    • Swedish: stjärt
  • Danish: stjært