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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stimbaz

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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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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *stembʰ- (to make firm). Related to Sanskrit स्तभ्नाति (stabhnāti, to support, prop up).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*stimbaz n

  1. (North Germanic) firmness, strength

Inflection

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z-stemDeclension of *stimbaz (z-stem)
singular plural
nominative *stimbaz *stimbizō
vocative *stimbaz *stimbizō
accusative *stimbaz *stimbizō
genitive *stimbiziz *stimbizǫ̂
dative *stimbizi *stimbizumaz
instrumental *stimbizē *stimbizumiz

Descendants

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  • Old Norse: *stimbr

References

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  • Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN