Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/weraldiz

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 *weraz (“man”) +‎ *aldiz (“age, lifetime”), literally “era of man”.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwe.rɑl.diz/

Noun

*weraldiz f

  1. lifetime, worldly existence
    Synonym: *aiwaz
  2. mankind
    Synonyms: *alamann-, *alaþeudō, *manakunją
  3. world
    Synonym: (East Germanic) *ferhuz

Inflection

Declension of *weraldiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *weraldiz *weraldīz
vocative *weraldi *weraldīz
accusative *weraldį *weraldinz
genitive *weraldīz *weraldijǫ̂
dative *weraldī *weraldimaz
instrumental *weraldī *weraldimiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wira-alđiz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 462
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