Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ermungrunduz

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 *ermun- (“great, sacred”) +‎ *grunduz (“ground, foundation”).

Noun

*ermungrunduz m

  1. (poetic) the wide world, the vast expanse

Inflection

Declension of *ermungrunduz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *ermungrunduz *ermungrundiwiz
vocative *ermungrundu *ermungrundiwiz
accusative *ermungrundų *ermungrundunz
genitive *ermungrundauz *ermungrundiwǫ̂
dative *ermungrundiwi *ermungrundumaz
instrumental *ermungrundū *ermungrundumiz

Descendants

  • Old English: eormengrund
  • Old Norse: jǫrmungrund
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