Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/manją

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 *mony-o-m, from *mony- (“crest, mane”), probably from *mon- (“neck”). Compare Sanskrit मणि (maṇi, “neck ornament, gem”), Old Irish muin (“neck”), Latin monīle (“necklace, collar; jewels”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑn.jɑ̃/

Noun

*manją n[1]

  1. necklace, neck ring

Inflection

Declension of *manją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *manją *manjō
vocative *manją *manjō
accusative *manją *manjō
genitive *manjas, *manis *manjǫ̂
dative *manjai *manjamaz
instrumental *manjō *manjamiz

Derived terms

  • *halsamanją

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *manni, *manī
  • Old Norse: men

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*manja-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 353
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