Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/taikuraz

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 *dayh₂ur-o-s, thematicized from *dayh₂wḗr ~ *dayh₂ur-és (“brother-in-law”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑi̯.ku.rɑz/

Noun

*taikuraz m(West Germanic)

  1. brother-in-law

Reconstruction notes

The origin of the *k is controversial. It is often taken as a key piece of evidence for Cowgill's law, but other suggestions include the influence of Lithuanian láigonas, láiguonas (“brother-in-law”) or a sound law shifting PIE *w > *g under certain conditions.[2]

Inflection

Declension of *taikuraz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *taikuraz *taikurōz, *taikurōs
vocative *taikur *taikurōz, *taikurōs
accusative *taikurą *taikuranz
genitive *taikuras, *taikuris *taikurǫ̂
dative *taikurai *taikuramaz
instrumental *taikurō *taikuramiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *taikur
    • Old English: tācor
    • Old Frisian: tāker
    • Old High German: zeihhur
      • Middle High German: zeicher

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*taikwer-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 506, erroneously marked as ‘neuter’.
  2. ^ Wodtko, Dagmar S., Irslinger, Britta, Schneider, Carolin (2008) “*dai̯u̯ér-/*dai̯u̯r-”, in Nomina im indogermanischen Lexikon [Nouns in the Indo-European Lexicon] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, pages 58-60
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