Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/girį̄

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 *geraz (“greedy”) +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣi.rĩː/

Noun

*girį̄ f

1. greed

Inflection

īn-stemDeclension of *girį̄ (īn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*girį̄	*girīniz
vocative	*girį̄	*girīniz
accusative	*girīnų	*girīnunz
genitive	*girīniz	*girīnǫ̂
dative	*girīni	*girīmaz
instrumental	*girīnē	*girīmiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *girī
  • Old Saxon: *giri in fehugiri (“rapacity”)
  • Old High German: girī, ger
    • Middle High German: gir
      • German: Gier
• Old East Norse: giri
  • Swedish: girig
  • Norwegian: gīr (dialectal)