Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stimbaz

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 *stembʰ- (“to make firm”). Related to Sanskrit स्तभ्नाति (stabhnāti, “to support, prop up”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstim.bɑz/

Noun

*stimbaz n

1. (North Germanic) firmness, strength

Inflection

z-stemDeclension of *stimbaz (z-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*stimbaz	*stimbizō
vocative	*stimbaz	*stimbizō
accusative	*stimbaz	*stimbizō
genitive	*stimbiziz	*stimbizǫ̂
dative	*stimbizi	*stimbizumaz
instrumental	*stimbizē	*stimbizumiz

Descendants

• Old Norse: *stimbr
  • Faroese: stimbur

References

• Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN