Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stuntaz

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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

Of uncertain origin. The traditional derivation as a nasal-infixed formation related to *stautaną (“to push, bump”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- (“to beat; push; pound”), is phonetically dubious when taking in account related formations such as *stantōną (whence German stanzen (“to press, cut out, punch”)) and *stantjaną (whence German stenzen (“to hit, beat”)).

Pronunciation

Adjective

*stuntaz

  1. short; stunted
  2. stupid; dumb
    Synonym: *dwēsaz

Inflection

Declension of *stuntaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *stuntaz *stuntō *stuntą, -atō *stuntai *stuntôz *stuntō
accusative *stuntanǭ *stuntǭ *stuntą, -atō *stuntanz *stuntōz *stuntō
genitive *stuntas, -is *stuntaizōz *stuntas, -is *stuntaizǫ̂ *stuntaizǫ̂ *stuntaizǫ̂
dative *stuntammai *stuntaizōi *stuntammai *stuntaimaz *stuntaimaz *stuntaimaz
instrumental *stuntanō *stuntaizō *stuntanō *stuntaimiz *stuntaimiz *stuntaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *stuntô *stuntǭ *stuntô *stuntaniz *stuntōniz *stuntōnō
accusative *stuntanų *stuntōnų *stuntô *stuntanunz *stuntōnunz *stuntōnō
genitive *stuntiniz *stuntōniz *stuntiniz *stuntanǫ̂ *stuntōnǫ̂ *stuntanǫ̂
dative *stuntini *stuntōni *stuntini *stuntammaz *stuntōmaz *stuntammaz
instrumental *stuntinē *stuntōnē *stuntinē *stuntammiz *stuntōmiz *stuntammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: stunt
  • Old High German: *stunz
    • Middle High German: stunz
  • Old Norse: stuttr

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*stuntaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 383
  2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*stunta-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 487
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