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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stamniz

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 pre-Germanic *sth₂-mn-ís, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂mn̥ (that which stands) (compare *stōmô (stature)), deverbal noun from the root *steh₂- (to stand, stay) (whence *stāną).

Noun

*stamniz m[1]

  1. stem, tree stalk

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *stamniz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *stamniz *stamnīz
vocative *stamni *stamnīz
accusative *stamnį *stamninz
genitive *stamnīz *stamnijǫ̂
dative *stamnī *stamnimaz
instrumental *stamnī *stamnimiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *stamni
  • Old Norse: stafn

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*stamnaz~stamniz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 371
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