Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/jainaz
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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 the pronominal Proto-Indo-European *ís; related to Old Church Slavonic онъ (onŭ, “he”), Lithuanian ans (“he”), Latin idem (“the same”), and Sanskrit एना (enā, “that; he”).
Pronunciation
Determiner
*jainaz
Inflection
Declension of *jainaz (a-stem, strong only)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *jainaz | *jainai | *jainō | *jainôz | *jainą, *-at(ō) | *jainō |
| accusative | *jainanǭ | *jainanz | *jainǭ | *jainōz | *jainą, *-at(ō) | *jainō |
| genitive | *jainas, *jainis | *jainaizǫ̂ | *jainaizōz | *jainaizǫ̂ | *jainas, *jainis | *jainaizǫ̂ |
| dative | *jainammai | *jainaimaz | *jainaizōi | *jainaimaz | *jainammai | *jainaimaz |
| instrumental | *jainanō | *jainaimiz | *jainaizō | *jainaimiz | *jainanō | *jainaimiz |
Related terms
Descendants
The derivation of Proto-Norse *ᚺᛁᚾᚨᛉ (*hinaʀ) from this word is very uncertain.
- Proto-West Germanic: *jain
- >? Proto-Norse: *ᚺᛁᚾᚨᛉ (*hīnaʀ)
- Gothic: 𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (jains)
References
- The Indo-European Languages (2015, →ISBN, page 401: In addition we have *jainaz > Goth. jains, OEng. geon (> Eng. yon), OHG jener (= Ger.) 'that man'.