Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lunaz

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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

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *luHnós, with a long vowel contraction in a pre-stressed position, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (to cut off, separate, free).

Noun

*lunaz m

  1. ransom
Inflection
masculine a-stemDeclension of *lunaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *lunaz *lunōz, *lunōs
vocative *lun *lunōz, *lunōs
accusative *luną *lunanz
genitive *lunas, *lunis *lunǫ̂
dative *lunai *lunamaz
instrumental *lunō *lunamiz
Descendants
  • Gothic: 𐌻𐌿𐌽𐍃 (luns)
  • Proto-Finnic: *lunas
    • Finnish: lunnas (ransom)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *lnH-, zero-grade of *lénHos (axletree, linchpin).

Noun

*lunaz m

  1. linchpin
Inflection
z-stemDeclension of *lunaz (z-stem)
singular plural
nominative *lunaz *lunizō
vocative *lunaz *lunizō
accusative *lunaz *lunizō
genitive *luniziz *lunizǫ̂
dative *lunizi *lunizumaz
instrumental *lunizē *lunizumiz
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*lunaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 251