Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/jukuzī
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From pre-Germanic *yugusíh₂, presumably a fossilized perfect participle meaning "what has joined". Derived from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- (“to join”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈju.ku.ziː/
Noun
*jukuzī f
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *jukuzī | *jukuzijôz |
| vocative | *jukuzī | *jukuzijôz |
| accusative | *jukuzijǭ | *jukuzijōz |
| genitive | *jukuzijōz | *jukuzijǫ̂ |
| dative | *jukuzijōi | *jukuzijōmaz |
| instrumental | *jukuzijō | *jukuzijōmiz |
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *jukuʀi
- >? Old English: ġycer, ġicer (alternatively, rendered as ġȳcer and allied to Old High German jūhhart, *jiuhhart)
- Gothic: 𐌾𐌿𐌺𐌿𐌶𐌹 (jukuzi)
References
- Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 212-213