Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hangistaz

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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 forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱanḱest-, *kankest- (“horse”). Cognate with Welsh caseg (“mare”), and Persian خنگ (xeng, “gray horse”). Compare also *hanhaz. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Noun

*hangistaz m

  1. horse, stallion

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *hangistaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hangistaz *hangistōz, *hangistōs
vocative *hangist *hangistōz, *hangistōs
accusative *hangistą *hangistanz
genitive *hangistas, *hangistis *hangistǫ̂
dative *hangistai *hangistamaz
instrumental *hangistō *hangistamiz

Descendants

Further reading

  • Mees, Bernard. Early Germanic *hanha- ‘horse’ and *hanhistaz / *hangistaz ‘stallion’. In Amsterdamer Beiträge zur älteren Germanistik, volume 80, issue 3, pp. 243–254. →DOI
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