Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/taikuraz
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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]From Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂ur-o-s, thematicized from *dayh₂wḗr ~ *dayh₂ur-és (“brother-in-law”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*taikuraz m
Reconstruction notes
[edit]The origin of the *k is controversial. It is often taken as a key piece of evidence for Cowgill's law, but other suggestions include the influence of Lithuanian láigonas, láiguonas (“brother-in-law”) or a sound law shifting PIE *w > *g under certain conditions.[2]
Inflection
[edit]| masculine a-stemDeclension of *taikuraz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *taikuraz | *taikurōz, *taikurōs | |
| vocative | *taikur | *taikurōz, *taikurōs | |
| accusative | *taikurą | *taikuranz | |
| genitive | *taikuras, *taikuris | *taikurǫ̂ | |
| dative | *taikurai | *taikuramaz | |
| instrumental | *taikurō | *taikuramiz | |
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *taikur
References
[edit]- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*taikwer-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 506, erroneously marked as ‘neuter’.
- ^ Wodtko, Dagmar S., Irslinger, Britta, Schneider, Carolin (2008) “*dai̯u̯ér-/*dai̯u̯r-”, in Nomina im indogermanischen Lexikon [Nouns in the Indo-European Lexicon] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, pages 58-60