Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/garnō

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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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From Pre-Germanic *ǵʰórneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- (intestines) or *ǵʰern-. Probably cognate with Latin hernia, Lithuanian žarna and Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, guts, string made of gut).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*garnō f

  1. intestines, gut

Inflection

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ō-stemDeclension of *garnō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *garnō *garnôz
vocative *garnō *garnôz
accusative *garnǭ *garnōz
genitive *garnōz *garnǫ̂
dative *garnōi *garnōmaz
instrumental *garnō *garnōmiz

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old Norse: gǫrn
    • Faroese: gørn
    • Icelandic: görn

References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 169
  2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1643-4