Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Harjabrandaz

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 *harjaz (“army; army ruler, commander, warrior”) +‎ *brandaz (“fire, sword”). Note that the name is attested primarily in the context of legends commonly cited as dating back to the Germanic Heroic Age. This may point to the name being a post-Proto-Germanic innovation that spread through the Germanic languages through borrowing, but inheritance from Proto-Germanic cannot be ruled out completely.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑr.jɑ.ˌbrɑn.dɑz/

Proper noun

*Harjabrandaz m

1. a male given name

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *Harjabrandaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Harjabrandaz
vocative	*Harjabrand
accusative	*Harjabrandą
genitive	*Harjabrandas, *Harjabrandis
dative	*Harjabrandai
instrumental	*Harjabrandō

Related terms

• See *harjaz and *brandaz.

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *Haribrand
  • Old Dutch: *Heribrant
    • Middle Dutch: Herbrant
  • Old High German: Heribrant
• Old Norse: Herbrandr
  • Faroese: Herbrandur
  • Icelandic: Herbrandur
• → Latin: Heribrandus, Ariprandus