Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gandaz
Appearance
Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- (“to beat, to slay”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*gandaz m
- a witch's familiar; evil, foul spirit
Inflection
[edit]masculine a-stemDeclension of *gandaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *gandaz | *gandōz, *gandōs | |
vocative | *gand | *gandōz, *gandōs | |
accusative | *gandą | *gandanz | |
genitive | *gandas, *gandis | *gandǫ̂ | |
dative | *gandai | *gandamaz | |
instrumental | *gandō | *gandamiz |
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-Norse: *ᚷᚨᚾᛞᚨᛉ (*gandaʀ)
- ⇒ Proto-Norse: ᚢᚾᚷᚨᚾᛞᛁᛉ (ungandiʀ, “unsorcered, not bewitched”)
- Old Norse: gandr
- ⇒ Old Norse: Jǫrmungandr
- → Latin: gandus
Categories:
- Proto-Germanic terms with unknown etymologies
- Proto-Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Germanic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Proto-Germanic lemmas
- Proto-Germanic nouns
- Proto-Germanic masculine nouns
- gem-pro:Mythology
- gem-pro:Mythological creatures
- Proto-Germanic a-stem nouns