Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/garūnī

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *garūniją. Equivalent to *ga- +‎ *rūnu (“secret, mystery”) +‎ *-ī (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

*garūnī n

1. mystery, secret rite

Inflection

Neuter ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*garūnī
Genitive	*garūnijas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*garūnī	*garūniju
Accusative	*garūnī	*garūniju
Genitive	*garūnijas	*garūnijō
Dative	*garūnijē	*garūnijum
Instrumental	*garūniju	*garūnijum

Descendants

• Old English: ġerȳne
  • Middle English: irīne, *yrīne, ʒerīnu (pl.)
• Old High German: *girūni
  • Middle High German: gerūne, geriune
    • German: Geraune