Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/linwaz

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *leyh₂- (“to decrease, dwindle; lean, slim”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlin.wɑz/

Adjective

*linwaz

  1. soft; mild; gentle

Inflection

Declension of *linwaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *linwaz *linwō *linwą, -atō *linwai *linwôz *linwō
accusative *linwanǭ *linwǭ *linwą, -atō *linwanz *linwōz *linwō
genitive *linwas, -is *linwaizōz *linwas, -is *linwaizǫ̂ *linwaizǫ̂ *linwaizǫ̂
dative *linwammai *linwaizōi *linwammai *linwaimaz *linwaimaz *linwaimaz
instrumental *linwanō *linwaizō *linwanō *linwaimiz *linwaimiz *linwaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *linwô *linwǭ *linwô *linwaniz *linwōniz *linwōnō
accusative *linwanų *linwōnų *linwô *linwanunz *linwōnunz *linwōnō
genitive *linwiniz *linwōniz *linwiniz *linwanǫ̂ *linwōnǫ̂ *linwanǫ̂
dative *linwini *linwōni *linwini *linwammaz *linwōmaz *linwammaz
instrumental *linwinē *linwōnē *linwinē *linwammiz *linwōmiz *linwammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *linu
    • ⇒? Saterland Frisian: líenig (appears in modern times)
    • ⇒? West Frisian: linich (appears in modern times)
    • ⇒? Low German: lenig, länig (appears in modern times)
      • → German: lehnig
    • ⇒? Dutch: lenig (appears in modern times)
    • Old High German: len
      • Middle High German: lin (genitive linwes)
  • Old Norse: linr

References

  1. ^ Heidermanns, Frank (1993) “lina- ‘mild, lind’”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen Primäradjektive (Studia linguistica Germanica; 33) (in German), Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 383
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