Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dwergaz

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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. Sometimes compared with Sanskrit ध्वरस् (dhvaras, “demon”) or Lithuanian dvãsas (“spirit”). Kroonen instead suggests a derivation from strong verb *dwerganą (whence Middle High German zwergen (“to squeeze, press”)).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

*dwergaz m

  1. dwarf

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *dwergaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *dwergaz *dwergōz, *dwergōs
vocative *dwerg *dwergōz, *dwergōs
accusative *dwergą *dwerganz
genitive *dwergas, *dwirgis *dwergǫ̂
dative *dwergai *dwergamaz
instrumental *dwergō *dwergamiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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