Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/strangaz
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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 Pre-Germanic *strongʰos, an adjective formed from the strong verb *stringaną, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“pulled tight, straight, constricted”),[1] from Proto-Indo-European *ster- (“stiff, rigid”). Cognate with Latvian strangs (“brave, brisk, fresh”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]*strangaz
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *strangaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *strangaz | *strangai | *strangō | *strangôz | *strangą, -atō | *strangō |
| Accusative | *stranganǭ | *stranganz | *strangǭ | *strangōz | *strangą, -atō | *strangō |
| Genitive | *strangas, -is | *strangaizǫ̂ | *strangaizōz | *strangaizǫ̂ | *strangas, -is | *strangaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *strangammai | *strangaimaz | *strangaizōi | *strangaimaz | *strangammai | *strangaimaz |
| Instrumental | *stranganō | *strangaimiz | *strangaizō | *strangaimiz | *stranganō | *strangaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *strangô | *stranganiz | *strangǭ | *strangōniz | *strangô | *strangōnō |
| Accusative | *stranganų | *stranganunz | *strangōnų | *strangōnunz | *strangô | *strangōnō |
| Genitive | *stranginiz | *stranganǫ̂ | *strangōniz | *strangōnǫ̂ | *stranginiz | *stranganǫ̂ |
| Dative | *strangini | *strangammaz | *strangōni | *strangōmaz | *strangini | *strangammaz |
| Instrumental | *stranginē | *strangammiz | *strangōnē | *strangōmiz | *stranginē | *strangammiz |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *strang, *strangī
- Old Norse: strangr
- → Proto-Finnic: *rankka (see there for further descendants)