Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Inguz
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain; possibly from *inguz, *unguz (“mortal; man”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥ḱús (“dead, mortal”), from *neḱ- (“to die, perish”) + *-us.[1] Thought to be the human incarnation of Nerthus, and the original name of the Norse fertility god Freyr.
Proper noun
[edit]- Ing, Yngvi, god of fertility
- Son of Mannus, progenitor of the Ynglings and Ingaevones.
- (Runic alphabet) name of the rune ᛜ, ᛝ (ng)
Inflection
[edit]| u-stemDeclension of *Inguz (u-stem) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | ||
| nominative | *Inguz | |
| vocative | *Ingu | |
| accusative | *Ingų | |
| genitive | *Ingauz | |
| dative | *Ingiwi | |
| instrumental | *Ingū | |
Derived terms
[edit]- *Ingwiniz (< *Ingwiniz gen.sg. of *Ingwô, or + *winiz (“friend”))[4]
- *Ingumēraz
- *Ingwjamērijaz,[5] *Ingwjamēraz (+ *mērijaz, *mēraz)
- → Latin: Inguiomerus
- *Ingwô
- Proto-West Germanic: *Ingwō
- Old Norse: Yngvi
- >? Gothic: [ᛝ]ᛁ ([i(ng)]wi[n])[n 2]
- → Latin: Ingaevōnēs, Ingvaeōnēs (+ -ōnēs)
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *Ingu
- Old Norse: *Yngr
- Gothic: *𐌹𐌲𐌲𐌿𐍃 (*iggus) or *𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐍃 (*iggws /enguz/)[n 3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Possible interpretation of Weser runebone inscription #4988, dated 355 – 410 CE.[6][7]
- ^ Possible interpretation of the Ring of Pietroassa inscription.[8]
- ^ Latin transcription from the Codex Vindobonensis 795. "Wulfilan" Gothic forms are scholarly reconstructions.[9][10]
Further reading
[edit]- North, Richard (1997) Heathen Gods in Old English Literature, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
References
[edit]- ^ Krause, Wolfgang (1944) “Ing”, in Nachrichten der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Göttingen, philologischhistorische Klaise, number 10, Göttingen
- ^ Kniezsa, Veronika (1990) “The orthographic aspect of the runes”, in Fisiak, Jacek, editor, Historical Linguistics and Philology (Trends in Linguistics: Studies & Monographs), Mouton De Gruyter, page 248
- ^ Inge in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- ^ Kaser, Max (1939) “Mores maiorum und Gewohnheitsrecht kaser”, in Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung für Rechtsgeschichte,
- ^ Rübekeil, Ludwig (2017–2018) “Chapter IX: Germanic”, in Klein, Jared S., Joseph, Brian D., Fritz, Matthias, editors, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics: An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft [Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science]; 41.2), Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, § The dialectology of Germanic, page 991: “Gmc *Ingwjamē₁ri/jaz”
- ^ Pieper, Peter (1989) Die Weser-Runenknochen, Neue Untersuchungen zur Problematik: Original oder Fälschung, Oldenburg: Isensee, page 154
- ^ Elmer H., Antonsen (2002) Runes and Germanic Linguistics (Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs), volume 140, Berlin, New York: Mouton De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 318
- ^ Harhoiu, Radu, Pieper, Peter, Nedoma, Robert (2003) “Pietroassa”, in Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde, volume 23, Berlin, New York
- ^ Krause, Wolfgang (1968) Handbuch des Gotischen (in German), 3rd edition, Munich: C. H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 64
- ^ Kirchhoff, A. (1854) Das gothische Runenalphabet: eine Abhandlung[1], Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz, page 48