Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gridiz
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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]Derived from *grīdaną (“to step, spread the legs wide”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreydʰ-, see also Lithuanian grìdyti (“to go, to wander”), Old Irish in·greinn, do·greinn (“to persecute”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*gridiz f
Inflection
[edit]| i-stemDeclension of *gridiz (i-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *gridiz | *gridīz | |
| vocative | *gridi | *gridīz | |
| accusative | *gridį | *gridinz | |
| genitive | *gridīz | *gridjǫ̂ | |
| dative | *gridī | *gridimaz | |
| instrumental | *gridī | *gridimiz | |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- Guus Kroonen (2013) “gridi”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 189