Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hurjaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *krh₃-yo-s, from *kerh₃- (“to burn”), whence also Lithuanian kùrti (“to kindle”), Latin carbo (“coal”). See also Proto-West Germanic *harstijan (“to roast”) and Proto-West Germanic *herþ (“hearth”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxur.jɑz/

Noun

*hurjaz m[1](North Germanic)

  1. burning coal

Inflection

Declension of *hurjaz (masculine ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hurjaz *hurjōz, *hurjōs
vocative *huri *hurjōz, *hurjōs
accusative *hurją *hurjanz
genitive *hurjas, *huris *hurjǫ̂
dative *hurjai *hurjamaz
instrumental *hurjō *hurjamiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: hyrr (“fire”)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hurja-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 259
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