Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stuntaz

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

Of uncertain origin. The traditional derivation as a nasal-infixed formation related to *stautaną (“to push, bump”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- (“to beat; push; pound”), is phonetically dubious when taking in account related formations such as *stantōną (whence German stanzen (“to press, cut out, punch”)) and *stantjaną (whence German stenzen (“to hit, beat”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstun.tɑz/

Adjective

*stuntaz

1. short; stunted
2. stupid; dumb

   Synonym: *dwēsaz

Inflection

Declension of *stuntaz (a-stem)

Strong declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*stuntaz	*stuntai	*stuntō	*stuntôz	*stuntą, -atō	*stuntō
Accusative	*stuntanǭ	*stuntanz	*stuntǭ	*stuntōz	*stuntą, -atō	*stuntō
Genitive	*stuntas, -is	*stuntaizǫ̂	*stuntaizōz	*stuntaizǫ̂	*stuntas, -is	*stuntaizǫ̂
Dative	*stuntammai	*stuntaimaz	*stuntaizōi	*stuntaimaz	*stuntammai	*stuntaimaz
Instrumental	*stuntanō	*stuntaimiz	*stuntaizō	*stuntaimiz	*stuntanō	*stuntaimiz
Weak declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*stuntô	*stuntaniz	*stuntǭ	*stuntōniz	*stuntô	*stuntōnō
Accusative	*stuntanų	*stuntanunz	*stuntōnų	*stuntōnunz	*stuntô	*stuntōnō
Genitive	*stuntiniz	*stuntanǫ̂	*stuntōniz	*stuntōnǫ̂	*stuntiniz	*stuntanǫ̂
Dative	*stuntini	*stuntammaz	*stuntōni	*stuntōmaz	*stuntini	*stuntammaz
Instrumental	*stuntinē	*stuntammiz	*stuntōnē	*stuntōmiz	*stuntinē	*stuntammiz

Derived terms

• *stantōną
• *stantjaną

Descendants

• Old English: stunt
  • Middle English: stunt, stont
    • English: stunt
• Old High German: *stunz
  • Middle High German: stunz
• Old Norse: stuttr
  • Icelandic: stuttur
  • Faroese: stuttur
  • Norwegian: stutt