Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gernaz

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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

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH-no-s, from *ǵʰerH- (to yearn for, rejoice). Cognate with Ancient Greek χαίρω (khaírō, to be very glad), Latin horior (to encourage), Sanskrit हर्यति (háryati, to enjoy, like).

Pronunciation

Adjective

*gernaz (adverb *gernô)

  1. eager, willing

Inflection

Declension of *gernaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *gernaz *gernō *gerną, -atō *gernai *gernôz *gernō
accusative *gernanǭ *gernǭ *gerną, -atō *gernanz *gernōz *gernō
genitive *gernas, -is *gernaizōz *gernas, -is *gernaizǫ̂ *gernaizǫ̂ *gernaizǫ̂
dative *gernammai *gernaizōi *gernammai *gernaimaz *gernaimaz *gernaimaz
instrumental *gernanō *gernaizō *gernanō *gernaimiz *gernaimiz *gernaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *gernô *gernǭ *gernô *gernaniz *gernōniz *gernōnō
accusative *gernanų *gernōnų *gernô *gernanunz *gernōnunz *gernōnō
genitive *gerniniz *gernōniz *gerniniz *gernanǫ̂ *gernōnǫ̂ *gernanǫ̂
dative *gernini *gernōni *gernini *gernammaz *gernōmaz *gernammaz
instrumental *gerninē *gernōnē *gerninē *gernammiz *gernōmiz *gernammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*gerna-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 175