Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sturkiz

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 Pre-Germanic *str̥gis, an i-stem created from the strong verb *sterkaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)terg-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstur.kiz/

Noun

*sturkiz m

1. (North Germanic) strength, stiffness

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *sturkiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sturkiz	*sturkīz
vocative	*sturki	*sturkīz
accusative	*sturkį	*sturkinz
genitive	*sturkīz	*sturkijǫ̂
dative	*sturkī	*sturkimaz
instrumental	*sturkī	*sturkimiz

Related terms

• *starkuz
• *sturknaną

Descendants

• Old Norse: styrkr
  • Icelandic: styrkur
  • Faroese: styrkur
  • Norwegian Bokmål: styrke
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: styrke
  • Old Swedish: styrker m, styrk f
    • Swedish: styrka
  • Danish: styrke

References

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