Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/uppahiminaz

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

*uppa- (“up-, above”) +‎ *himinaz (“heaven, sky”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌupː.ˈxi.mi.nɑz/

Noun

*uppahiminaz m

  1. (poetic) literally 'up-heaven', often translated as 'high heaven'

Declension

Declension of *uppahiminaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *uppahiminaz *uppahiminōz, *uppahiminōs
vocative *uppahimin *uppahiminōz, *uppahiminōs
accusative *uppahiminą *uppahiminanz
genitive *uppahiminas, *uppahiminis *uppahiminǫ̂
dative *uppahiminai *uppahiminamaz
instrumental *uppahiminō *uppahiminamiz

Derived terms

  • *erþō jahw uppahiminaz

Descendants

  • Old English: upheofon
  • Old Saxon: upphimil
  • Old High German: ûfhimil
  • Old Norse: upphiminn, ᚢᛒᚼᛁᛘᛁᚾ (ubhimin)
    • Icelandic: upphiminn
    • Old Danish: ᚢᛔᚼᛁᛘᛅᚿ (uphimæn)
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