Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/irziþō

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 *irzijaz (crazy, confused, lost, erring, wrong) +‎ *-iþō.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈir.zi.θɔː/

Noun

*irziþō f[1]

  1. deception, delusion
  2. heresy

Inflection

Declension of *irziþō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *irziþō *irziþôz
vocative *irziþō *irziþôz
accusative *irziþǭ *irziþōz
genitive *irziþōz *irziþǫ̂
dative *irziþōi *irziþōmaz
instrumental *irziþō *irziþōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *irʀiþu
    • Old High German: hreinida, reinida
      • Middle High German: reinde
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌹𐌸𐌰 (airziþa)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*erziþō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 86