Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snellaz
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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]Uncertain.[1] Possibly from Pre-Germanic *snedʰlos, from Proto-Indo-European *snedʰ- (“to cut”), a root probably also attested in *snadō (“cut, wound”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “What are some potential extra-Germanic cognates, if this is the origin of the word?”) If so, the meaning might have developed from "cutting" > "eager to cut" > "eager, active, quick, brave (in battle)". For the assimilation of -dl- to -ll-, see also *stallaz, *knullaz, *trullōną. However, this theory is doubted by linguists, including Magnusson, who seems to favor an onomatopoeic origin.[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]*snellaz
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *snellaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *snellaz | *snellai | *snellō | *snellôz | *snellą, -atō | *snellō |
| Accusative | *snellanǭ | *snellanz | *snellǭ | *snellōz | *snellą, -atō | *snellō |
| Genitive | *snellas, -is | *snellaizǫ̂ | *snellaizōz | *snellaizǫ̂ | *snellas, -is | *snellaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *snellammai | *snellaimaz | *snellaizōi | *snellaimaz | *snellammai | *snellaimaz |
| Instrumental | *snellanō | *snellaimiz | *snellaizō | *snellaimiz | *snellanō | *snellaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *snellô | *snellaniz | *snellǭ | *snellōniz | *snellô | *snellōnō |
| Accusative | *snellanų | *snellanunz | *snellōnų | *snellōnunz | *snellô | *snellōnō |
| Genitive | *snelliniz | *snellanǫ̂ | *snellōniz | *snellōnǫ̂ | *snelliniz | *snellanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *snellini | *snellammaz | *snellōni | *snellōmaz | *snellini | *snellammaz |
| Instrumental | *snellinē | *snellammiz | *snellōnē | *snellōmiz | *snellinē | *snellammiz |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *snell
- Old Norse: snjallr
References
[edit]- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*snellaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 357
- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “sjnall”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)