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).

Pronunciation

Adjective

*winistraz

  1. left (opposite of right)

Inflection

Declension of *winistraz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *winistraz *winistrō *winistrą, -atō *winistrai *winistrôz *winistrō
accusative *winistranǭ *winistrǭ *winistrą, -atō *winistranz *winistrōz *winistrō
genitive *winistras, -is *winistraizōz *winistras, -is *winistraizǫ̂ *winistraizǫ̂ *winistraizǫ̂
dative *winistrammai *winistraizōi *winistrammai *winistraimaz *winistraimaz *winistraimaz
instrumental *winistranō *winistraizō *winistranō *winistraimiz *winistraimiz *winistraimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *winistrô *winistrǭ *winistrô *winistraniz *winistrōniz *winistrōnō
accusative *winistranų *winistrōnų *winistrô *winistranunz *winistrōnunz *winistrōnō
genitive *winistriniz *winistrōniz *winistriniz *winistranǫ̂ *winistrōnǫ̂ *winistranǫ̂
dative *winistrini *winistrōni *winistrini *winistrammaz *winistrōmaz *winistrammaz
instrumental *winistrinē *winistrōnē *winistrinē *winistrammiz *winistrōmiz *winistrammiz

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References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wenistraz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 455