Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lunaz

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlu.nɑz/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *luHnós, with a long vowel contraction in a pre-stressed position, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to cut off, separate, free”).

Noun

*lunaz m

1. ransom

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *lunaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*lunaz	*lunōz, *lunōs
vocative	*lun	*lunōz, *lunōs
accusative	*luną	*lunanz
genitive	*lunas, *lunis	*lunǫ̂
dative	*lunai	*lunamaz
instrumental	*lunō	*lunamiz

Descendants

• Gothic: 𐌻𐌿𐌽𐍃 (luns)
• → Proto-Finnic: *lunas
  • Finnish: lunnas (“ransom”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *lnH-, zero-grade of *lénHos (“axletree, linchpin”).

Noun

*lunaz m

1. linchpin

Inflection

z-stemDeclension of *lunaz (z-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*lunaz	*lunizō
vocative	*lunaz	*lunizō
accusative	*lunaz	*lunizō
genitive	*luniziz	*lunizǫ̂
dative	*lunizi	*lunizumaz
instrumental	*lunizē	*lunizumiz

Derived terms

• *lunisaz
  • Proto-West Germanic: *lunis
• *lunisǭ
  • Proto-West Germanic: *lunisā
• *luniz
  • Proto-West Germanic: *luni