Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kanhtaz

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

Of uncertain origin. The traditional reconstruction of the Germanic as *kawataz and subsequent derivation from Proto-Indo-European *geh₂w- (to rejoice), whence Latin gaudeō (to rejoice), is doubtful due to the form of Elfdalian ką̊t requiring a nasal. Based on this, Kroonen reconstructs the term as *kanhtaz, which appears to stem from a Proto-Indo-European *genk- (to gladden, rejoice), albeit with no known cognates outside of Germanic.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑ̃ːx.tɑz/

Adjective

*kanhtaz[1]

  1. (North Germanic) happy, glad

Inflection

Declension of *kanhtaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kanhtaz *kanhtō *kanhtą, *-at(ō) *kanhtai *kanhtôz *kanhtō
accusative *kanhtanǭ *kanhtǭ *kanhtą, *-at(ō) *kanhtanz *kanhtōz *kanhtō
genitive *kanhtas, *kanhtis *kanhtaizōz *kanhtas, *kanhtis *kanhtaizǫ̂ *kanhtaizǫ̂ *kanhtaizǫ̂
dative *kanhtammai *kanhtaizōi *kanhtammai *kanhtaimaz *kanhtaimaz *kanhtaimaz
instrumental *kanhtanō *kanhtaizō *kanhtanō *kanhtaimiz *kanhtaimiz *kanhtaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kanhtô *kanhtǭ *kanhtô *kanhtaniz *kanhtōniz *kanhtōnō
accusative *kanhtanų *kanhtōnų *kanhtô *kanhtanunz *kanhtōnunz *kanhtōnō
genitive *kanhtiniz *kanhtōniz *kanhtiniz *kanhtanǫ̂ *kanhtōnǫ̂ *kanhtanǫ̂
dative *kanhtini *kanhtōni *kanhtini *kanhtammaz *kanhtōmaz *kanhtammaz
instrumental *kanhtinē *kanhtōnē *kanhtinē *kanhtammiz *kanhtōmiz *kanhtammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Norse: kátr

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*kanhta-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 279