Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ainijaz
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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 edit
Alternative reconstructions edit
Etymology edit
The details of the derivation and those of the supposed cognates are uncertain, but seemingly related to the beginning element of Latin iūniperus (“juniper”), as well as perhaps to Hittite 𒂊𒅀𒀭 (e-i̯a-an /ei̯an-/, “(a kind of) evergreen tree (yew?)”), in which case they may be from a Proto-Indo-European acrostatic n-stem noun *h₁óy-n- ~ *h₁éy-n-s. The Germanic form points to *h₁oy-n-yo-; also, it probably began as a collective formation.[2]
Compare also *īhwaz.
Noun edit
*ainijaz m[2]
Inflection edit
| masculine ja-stemDeclension of *ainijaz (masculine ja-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *ainijaz | *ainijōz, *ainijōs | |
| vocative | *ainī | *ainijōz, *ainijōs | |
| accusative | *ainiją | *ainijanz | |
| genitive | *ainijas, *ainīs | *ainijǫ̂ | |
| dative | *ainijai | *ainijamaz | |
| instrumental | *ainijō | *ainijamiz | |
Descendants edit
- Old Norse: einir