Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/erþōkundaz

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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

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Etymology

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From *erþō (earth) +‎ *kundaz (born). It is uncertain whether this adjective already existed in Proto-Germanic; the apparent descendants may also be explained as parallel post-Proto-Germanic formations. The Gothic term is commonly cited as a calque of Latin terrigena.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈer.θɔː.ˌkun.ðɑz/

Adjective

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*erþōkundaz[3]

  1. terrestrial, of earthly birth

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Miller, D. Gary (2019) The Oxford Gothic Grammar, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 306
  2. ^ Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “A86. airþa-kunds”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 18-19
  3. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*erþa-kundaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 85