Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/turhtaz

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 Pre-Germanic *dr̥ḱtos, originally a past participle from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ- (to see).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈturx.tɑz/

Adjective

*turhtaz

  1. light; bright; clear

Inflection

Declension of *turhtaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *turhtaz *turhtō *turhtą, -atō *turhtai *turhtôz *turhtō
accusative *turhtanǭ *turhtǭ *turhtą, -atō *turhtanz *turhtōz *turhtō
genitive *turhtas, -is *turhtaizōz *turhtas, -is *turhtaizǫ̂ *turhtaizǫ̂ *turhtaizǫ̂
dative *turhtammai *turhtaizōi *turhtammai *turhtaimaz *turhtaimaz *turhtaimaz
instrumental *turhtanō *turhtaizō *turhtanō *turhtaimiz *turhtaimiz *turhtaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *turhtô *turhtǭ *turhtô *turhtaniz *turhtōniz *turhtōnō
accusative *turhtanų *turhtōnų *turhtô *turhtanunz *turhtōnunz *turhtōnō
genitive *turhtiniz *turhtōniz *turhtiniz *turhtanǫ̂ *turhtōnǫ̂ *turhtanǫ̂
dative *turhtini *turhtōni *turhtini *turhtammaz *turhtōmaz *turhtammaz
instrumental *turhtinē *turhtōnē *turhtinē *turhtammiz *turhtōmiz *turhtammiz

Derived terms

  • *turhtalīkaz
  • *turhtą
  • *turhtijaną
  • *turhtį̄
  • *turhtōną
  • *tarhijaną

Descendants

  • Old English: torht
  • Old Saxon: torht, toroht
  • Old High German: zorht, zoraht, zorft

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN