Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/staigraz

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 *staigijaną (“to raise up, elevate”) +‎ *-raz.

Adjective

*staigraz^[1]

Inflection

Declension of *staigraz (a-stem)
Strong declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*staigraz	*staigrō	staigrą, -at(ō)	*staigrai	*staigrôz	*staigrō
accusative	*staigranǭ	*staigrǭ	staigrą, -at(ō)	*staigranz	*staigrōz	*staigrō
genitive	staigras, staigris	*staigraizōz	staigras, staigris	*staigraizǫ̂	*staigraizǫ̂	*staigraizǫ̂
dative	*staigrammai	*staigraizōi	*staigrammai	*staigraimaz	*staigraimaz	*staigraimaz
instrumental	*staigranō	*staigraizō	*staigranō	*staigraimiz	*staigraimiz	*staigraimiz

Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*staigrô	*staigrǭ	*staigrô	*staigraniz	*staigrōniz	*staigrōnō
accusative	*staigranų	*staigrōnų	*staigrô	*staigranunz	*staigrōnunz	*staigrōnō
genitive	*staigriniz	*staigrōniz	*staigriniz	*staigranǫ̂	*staigrōnǫ̂	*staigranǫ̂
dative	*staigrini	*staigrōni	*staigrini	*staigrammaz	*staigrōmaz	*staigrammaz
instrumental	*staigrinē	*staigrōnē	*staigrinē	*staigrammiz	*staigrōmiz	*staigrammiz

Derived terms

*staigriz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *staigr
- Old English: stǣġer
  - Middle English: stayre, staire, stæʒre
- Old Saxon: *stēgar, *steigar
  - Middle Low German: stêger
Old Norse: *steigur^[2]
- Icelandic: steigur
- ⇒ Old Norse: (“proudly”)
  Latin script: steigurliga
  
  Runic script: ᛋᛏᛁᛁᚴᚢᚱᛚᛁᚴᛅ (stiikurlika)

References

^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*staiʒraz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

[1] Vladimir Orel (2003) “*staiʒraz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

[2] Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

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