Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fimbulaz

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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *fimbilaz, *fimfilaz, *fimbul-, *fimfil-

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pamp-, *bamb- (“to inflate, swell”), a root of apparently sound-symbolic origin, referring to the inflated size of giants. Cognate with Lithuanian pamplỹs (“ball-shaped lump”), Latvian pàmpt, pempt, pumpt (“to swell”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸim.bu.lɑz/

Noun

*fimbulaz m

  1. giant; monster

Inflection

Declension of *fimbulaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *fimbulaz *fimbulōz, *fimbulōs
vocative *fimbul *fimbulōz, *fimbulōs
accusative *fimbulą *fimbulanz
genitive *fimbulas, *fimbulis *fimbulǫ̂
dative *fimbulai *fimbulamaz
instrumental *fimbulō *fimbulamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *fimbul, *fimbil
  • Old Norse: fífl, fífl-; fambi, fimbul-
    • Icelandic: fífl, fífl-; fambi, fimbul-
    • Faroese: fivil
    • Old Swedish: fifl; fimber-, fimbul-, fimel-, fimer-, fimmel-, fimmer-, fimur-

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “fífl”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
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