Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/uppahiminaz

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

*uppa- (“up-, above”) +‎ *himinaz (“heaven, sky”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌupː.ˈxi.mi.nɑz/

Noun

*uppahiminaz m

1. (poetic) literally 'up-heaven', often translated as 'high heaven'

Declension

masculine a-stemDeclension of *uppahiminaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*uppahiminaz	*uppahiminōz, *uppahiminōs
vocative	*uppahimin	*uppahiminōz, *uppahiminōs
accusative	*uppahiminą	*uppahiminanz
genitive	*uppahiminas, *uppahiminis	*uppahiminǫ̂
dative	*uppahiminai	*uppahiminamaz
instrumental	*uppahiminō	*uppahiminamiz

Derived terms

• *erþō jahw uppahiminaz

Descendants

• Old English: upheofon
• Old Saxon: upphimil
• Old High German: ûfhimil
• Old Norse: upphiminn, ᚢᛒᚼᛁᛘᛁᚾ (ubhimin)
  • Icelandic: upphiminn
  • Old Danish: ᚢᛔᚼᛁᛘᛅᚿ (uphimæn)