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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sturkiz

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 *str̥gis, an i-stem created from the strong verb *sterkaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)terg-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈstur.kiz/

Noun

*sturkiz m

  1. (North Germanic) strength, stiffness

Inflection
i-stemDeclension of *sturkiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *sturkiz *sturkīz
vocative *sturki *sturkīz
accusative *sturkį *sturkinz
genitive *sturkīz *sturkijǫ̂
dative *sturkī *sturkimaz
instrumental *sturkī *sturkimiz

Descendants
  • Old Norse: styrkr
    • Icelandic: styrkur
    • Faroese: styrkur
    • Norwegian Bokmål: styrke
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: styrke
    • Old Swedish: styrker m, styrk f
    • Danish: styrke

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