Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hangistaz
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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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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *ḱanḱestos, *kankestos (“horse”), with further analysis rather uncertain; the word appears to trace back further to a root *ḱenk- (“to gallop, move agilely”), though the morphology is not exactly clear, and may be cognate with Lithuanian šankùs (“nimble”),[1] as well as Welsh caseg (“mare”) and Persian خنگ (xeng, “gray horse”). Compare also *hanhaz (“heel”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*hangistaz m[1]
Inflection
[edit]| masculine a-stemDeclension of *hangistaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *hangistaz | *hangistōz, *hangistōs | |
| vocative | *hangist | *hangistōz, *hangistōs | |
| accusative | *hangistą | *hangistanz | |
| genitive | *hangistas, *hangistis | *hangistǫ̂ | |
| dative | *hangistai | *hangistamaz | |
| instrumental | *hangistō | *hangistamiz | |
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *hangist
- Proto-Norse: ᚺᚨᚷᛖᛋᛏᚢᛗᛦ (hagestumʀ /hangistumʀ/) (dative plural)
- Old Norse: hestr (< *hanhistaz)
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Mees, Bernard. Early Germanic *hanha- ‘horse’ and *hanhistaz / *hangistaz ‘stallion’. In Amsterdamer Beiträge zur älteren Germanistik, volume 80, issue 3, pp. 243–254. →DOI