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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þangilaz

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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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According to Orel, from *þinhaną (to thrive) +‎ *-ilaz; compare *þingą.[1]

Noun

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*þangilaz m

  1. (poetic) prince, leader

Inflection

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masculine a-stemDeclension of *þangilaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þangilaz *þangilōz, *þangilōs
vocative *þangil *þangilōz, *þangilōs
accusative *þangilą *þangilanz
genitive *þangilas, *þangilis *þangilǫ̂
dative *þangilai *þangilamaz
instrumental *þangilō *þangilamiz

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*þanʒilaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 415