Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/airuz

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

Uncertain.[1] Orel considers the word a nominal derivative of *airi (“early”),[2] while others derive the word from Proto-Indo-European *ey- (“to go”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯.ruz/

Noun

*airuz m[1]

  1. messenger; herald

Inflection

Declension of *airuz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *airuz *airiwiz
vocative *airu *airiwiz
accusative *airų *airunz
genitive *airauz *airiwǫ̂
dative *airiwi *airumaz
instrumental *airū *airumiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *airu
    • Old English: ār
      • Middle English: ore, hore, oore, are, aurre (Northern)
        • English: oar
        • Scots: air
  • Old Norse: árr
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌿𐍃 (airus)
  • → Proto-Finnic: *airu- (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*airu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 13
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*airaz ~ *airuz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 9
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