Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wurmiją
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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 *wurmiz (“worm”) + *-ją (collective suffix). Kroonen points out that an identical neuter collective formation also appears in Proto-Slavic *vьrmьje.[1]
Noun
[edit]*wurmiją n[2]
Inflection
[edit]| neuter ja-stemDeclension of *wurmiją (neuter ja-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *wurmiją | *wurmijō | |
| vocative | *wurmiją | *wurmijō | |
| accusative | *wurmiją | *wurmijō | |
| genitive | *wurmijas, *wurmīs | *wurmijǫ̂ | |
| dative | *wurmijai | *wurmijamaz | |
| instrumental | *wurmijō | *wurmijamiz | |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*wurmi-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 600
- ^ Rychło, Mikołaj, Witczak, Krzysztof Tomasz (2022) “Proto-Indo-European Collective Nouns in *-ii̯om: Lexical Evidence”, in The Journal of Indo-European Studies, volume 50, number 1 & 2, page 155