< Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic

Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hardį̄

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 *harduz (“hard”) +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑr.ðĩː/

Noun

*hardį̄ f[1]

  1. hardihood, rigidity

Inflection
īn-stemDeclension of *hardį̄ (īn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hardį̄ *hardīniz
vocative *hardį̄ *hardīniz
accusative *hardīnų *hardīnunz
genitive *hardīniz *hardīnǫ̂
dative *hardīni *hardīmaz
instrumental *hardīnē *hardīmiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *hardī
    • Old High German: hartī, herte, hertī
      • Middle High German: herte
  • Old Norse: herði

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*xardīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 161
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.