Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/harnaz

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 forms

  • *harną

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-mn-os (“caustic liquid, alkali, urine”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱer- (“manure, dung, filth”). Cognate with Lithuanian šarmas (“lye, alkali, leach”).

Noun

*harnaz m

  1. urine
    Synonym: *hlandą

Inflection

Declension of *harnaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *harnaz *harnōz, *harnōs
vocative *harn *harnōz, *harnōs
accusative *harną *harnanz
genitive *harnas, *harnis *harnǫ̂
dative *harnai *harnamaz
instrumental *harnō *harnamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *harn
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