Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/airuz

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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

Etymology

Uncertain.[1] Orel considers the word a nominal derivative of *airi (“early”),[2] while others derive the word from Proto-Indo-European *ey- (“to go”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Noun

*airuz m[1]

  1. messenger; herald

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *airuz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *airuz *airiwiz
vocative *airu *airiwiz
accusative *airų *airunz
genitive *airauz *airiwǫ̂
dative *airiwi *airumaz
instrumental *airū *airumiz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*airu-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 13
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*airaz ~ *airuz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 9
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