Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lundiją

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 earlier *lundwiją, from Proto-Indo-European *ln̥dʰ-w-yom, from *lendʰ- (“kidney, loin”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

The semantic shift from "kidney" > "mood, mindset" in North Germanic languages and metaphorical usage of a non-heart organ to indicate mood is observed cross-linguistically, compare White Hmong siab (“liver; mood”).

Noun

*lundiją n

1. loin
2. kidney
3. fat

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *lundiją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*lundiją	*lundijō
vocative	*lundiją	*lundijō
accusative	*lundiją	*lundijō
genitive	*lundijas, *lundīs	*lundijǫ̂
dative	*lundijai	*lundijamaz
instrumental	*lundijō	*lundijamiz

Related terms

• *landį̄
• *lund(ij)ō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *lundī n
  • ⇒ Old English: ġelynde n
• ⇒ Old Norse: lyndi n (“mindset, character”)
  • Icelandic: lyndi n
  • Faroese: lyndi n (“mentality, temperment”)