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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/girnį̄

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 *gernaz (“eager, willing”) +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɣir.nĩː/

Noun

*girnį̄ f[1]

  1. desire, ambition, longing

Inflection
īn-stemDeclension of *girnį̄ (īn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *girnį̄ *girnīniz
vocative *girnį̄ *girnīniz
accusative *girnīnų *girnīnunz
genitive *girnīniz *girnīnǫ̂
dative *girnīni *girnīmaz
instrumental *girnīnē *girnīmiz

Descendants
  • Old High German: gernī
    • Middle High German: *gerne
      • German: Gerne
  • Old Norse: girni
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹 (gairnei)

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*gernīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 132
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