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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Þunraz
See also: Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þunraz
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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
Alternative reconstructions
- *Þunaraz[1]
Etymology
Personification of *þunraz (“thunder”). Identified with the Roman deity Jupiter by way of interpretatio germanica in Germanic weekday names (see Thursday), yet otherwise identified with Hercules by way of interpretatio romana.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθun.rɑz/
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *Þunraz (masculine a-stem) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | ||
| nominative | *Þunraz | |
| vocative | *Þunr | |
| accusative | *Þunrą | |
| genitive | *Þunras, *Þunris | |
| dative | *Þunrai | |
| instrumental | *Þunrō | |
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *Þunr, *Þonr, *Þonr
- Old English: Þunor, Þūr, Þor
- → English: Thunor (learned)
- Old Saxon: Thunær [9th c. CE, Old Saxon Baptismal Vow]
- Old High German: Donar
- ⇒ Old High German: ᚹᛁᚷᛁᚦᛟᚾᚨᚱ (wigiþonar) [6th–7th c. CE, Nordendorf fibula]
- Old English: Þunor, Þūr, Þor
- Proto-Norse: *ᚦᛟᚾᚨᚱᚨᛉ (*þonaraʀ), *ᚦᛟᚱᚨᛉ (*þoraʀ /Þǭraʀ/)
References
- Þorgeirsson, Haukur (2023 December) “The Name of Thor and the Transmission of Old Norse poetry”, in Neophilologus, volume 107, number 4, , pages 701–713
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