Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/windaz

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

    From Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“blowing; that which blows, i.e. air, wind”) (genitive *h₂uh₁n̥tés), present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).[1] Cognate with Latin ventus (“wind”).[2]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈwin.dɑz/

    Noun

    *windaz m

    1. wind

    Inflection

    Declension of *windaz (masculine a-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *windaz *windōz, *windōs
    vocative *wind *windōz, *windōs
    accusative *windą *windanz
    genitive *windas, *windis *windǫ̂
    dative *windai *windamaz
    instrumental *windō *windamiz

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Philippa, Marlies; Debrabandere, Frans; Quak, Arend; Schoonheim, Tanneke; van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009), “wind”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands‎[1] (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
    2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*winda-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 587
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