Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/winistraz
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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
As with many words for 'left', this word was probably a tabooistic formation from *winiz (“friend”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive for, wish for, desire, love”).[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
*winistraz
Inflection
Declension of *winistraz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *winistraz | *winistrai | *winistrō | *winistrôz | *winistrą, -atō | *winistrō |
| Accusative | *winistranǭ | *winistranz | *winistrǭ | *winistrōz | *winistrą, -atō | *winistrō |
| Genitive | *winistras, -is | *winistraizǫ̂ | *winistraizōz | *winistraizǫ̂ | *winistras, -is | *winistraizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *winistrammai | *winistraimaz | *winistraizōi | *winistraimaz | *winistrammai | *winistraimaz |
| Instrumental | *winistranō | *winistraimiz | *winistraizō | *winistraimiz | *winistranō | *winistraimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *winistrô | *winistraniz | *winistrǭ | *winistrōniz | *winistrô | *winistrōnō |
| Accusative | *winistranų | *winistranunz | *winistrōnų | *winistrōnunz | *winistrô | *winistrōnō |
| Genitive | *winistriniz | *winistranǫ̂ | *winistrōniz | *winistrōnǫ̂ | *winistriniz | *winistranǫ̂ |
| Dative | *winistrini | *winistrammaz | *winistrōni | *winistrōmaz | *winistrini | *winistrammaz |
| Instrumental | *winistrinē | *winistrammiz | *winistrōnē | *winistrōmiz | *winistrinē | *winistrammiz |
Antonyms
Derived terms
- Old English: winestra
- Middle English: winstre
- Old Frisian: winister, winstere, wenster
- Old Saxon: winistar
- Old High German: winistar, winstar
- Old Norse: vinstri
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wenistraz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 455