Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mindiz

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

Related to *munaną (“to think, to consider, to believe”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmin.diz/

Noun

*mindiz f[1]

  1. memory, thought

Inflection

Declension of *mindiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *mindiz *mindīz
vocative *mindi *mindīz
accusative *mindį *mindinz
genitive *mindīz *mindijǫ̂
dative *mindī *mindimaz
instrumental *mindī *mindimiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: minjar pl (“memorials”)
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍃 (anaminds)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*mendiz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 268
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