Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kaisaraz

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

    Borrowed at a post-Proto-Germanic stage from Latin Caesar. According to Ringe, the Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂 (kaisar) is an independent borrowing.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈkɑi̯.sɑ.rɑz/

    Noun

    *kaisaraz m

    1. (Northwest Germanic) emperor (of Rome)

    Inflection

    Declension of *kaisaraz (masculine a-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *kaisaraz *kaisarōz, *kaisarōs
    vocative *kaisar *kaisarōz, *kaisarōs
    accusative *kaisarą *kaisaranz
    genitive *kaisaras, *kaisaris *kaisarǫ̂
    dative *kaisarai *kaisaramaz
    instrumental *kaisarō *kaisaramiz

    Descendants

    Further reading

    • Ringe, Donald (2006), From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 296
    • Ringe, Don with Ann Taylor (2014), The Development of Old English: a Linguistic History of English‎[2], Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 136
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