Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Þunraz
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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
Alternative reconstructions
- *Þunaraz[1]
Etymology
Personification of *þunraz (“thunder”). Identified with the Roman deity Jupiter by way of interpretatio germanica in Germanic weekday names (see Thursday), yet otherwise identified with Hercules by way of interpretatio romana.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
*Þunraz m
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *Þunraz (masculine a-stem) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | ||
| nominative | *Þunraz | |
| vocative | *Þunr | |
| accusative | *Þunrą | |
| genitive | *Þunras, *Þunris | |
| dative | *Þunrai | |
| instrumental | *Þunrō | |
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *Þunr, *Þonr, *Þonr
- Proto-Norse: *ᚦᛟᚾᚨᚱᚨᛉ (*þonaraʀ), *ᚦᛟᚱᚨᛉ (*þoraʀ /Þǭraʀ/)
References
- ^ Þorgeirsson, Haukur (2023 December) “The Name of Thor and the Transmission of Old Norse poetry”, in Neophilologus, volume 107, number 4, , pages 701–713