Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/jainaz
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Proto-Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the pronominal Proto-Indo-European *ís; related to Old Church Slavonic онъ (onŭ, “he”), Lithuanian ans (“he”), Latin idem (“the same”), and Sanskrit एना (enā, “that; he”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Determiner[edit]
*jainaz
Inflection[edit]
Declension of *jainaz (a-stem, strong only)
strong declension | ||||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
nominative | *jainaz | *jainai | *jainō | *jainôz | *jainą, *-at(ō) | *jainō |
accusative | *jainanǭ | *jainanz | *jainǭ | *jainōz | *jainą, *-at(ō) | *jainō |
genitive | *jainas, *jainis | *jainaizǫ̂ | *jainaizōz | *jainaizǫ̂ | *jainas, *jainis | *jainaizǫ̂ |
dative | *jainammai | *jainaimaz | *jainaizōi | *jainaimaz | *jainammai | *jainaimaz |
instrumental | *jainanō | *jainaimiz | *jainaizō | *jainaimiz | *jainanō | *jainaimiz |
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
The derivation of Proto-Norse *ᚺᛁᚾᚨᛉ (*hinaʀ) from this word is very uncertain.
- Proto-West Germanic: *jain
- >? Proto-Norse: *ᚺᛁᚾᚨᛉ (*hīnaʀ)
- Gothic: 𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (jains)
References[edit]
- The Indo-European Languages (2015, →ISBN, page 401: In addition we have *jainaz > Goth. jains, OEng. geon (> Eng. yon), OHG jener (= Ger.) 'that man'.