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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ermunaz

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 forms
  • *irmunijaz

Etymology

Unknown. Compare Ancient Greek ὄρμενος (órmenos, “rushing forward, shoot”), itself from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to move, stir, spring”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈer.mu.nɑz/

Noun

*ermunaz m

  1. strong, whole
  2. Irmin

Inflection
Declension of *ermunaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *ermunaz *ermunai *ermunō *ermunôz *ermuną, -atō *ermunō
Accusative *ermunanǭ *ermunanz *ermunǭ *ermunōz *ermuną, -atō *ermunō
Genitive *ermunas, -is *ermunaizǫ̂ *ermunaizōz *ermunaizǫ̂ *ermunas, -is *ermunaizǫ̂
Dative *ermunammai *ermunaimaz *ermunaizōi *ermunaimaz *ermunammai *ermunaimaz
Instrumental *ermunanō *ermunaimiz *ermunaizō *ermunaimiz *ermunanō *ermunaimiz
Weak declension
Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *ermunô *ermunaniz *ermunǭ *ermunōniz *ermunô *ermunōnō
Accusative *ermunanų *ermunanunz *ermunōnų *ermunōnunz *ermunô *ermunōnō
Genitive *ermuniniz *ermunanǫ̂ *ermunōniz *ermunōnǫ̂ *ermuniniz *ermunanǫ̂
Dative *ermunini *ermunammaz *ermunōni *ermunōmaz *ermunini *ermunammaz
Instrumental *ermuninē *ermunammiz *ermunōnē *ermunōmiz *ermuninē *ermunammiz


Derived terms
  • *ermun-
  • *irmin-

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *ermun, *ermun-, *irmin-
    • Old English: eormen-, eorman-
      • Middle English: ȝeorma-leaf, yeormen-leaf
        • English: Ermintrude, Irma/Emma (only in some names)
    • Old Saxon: irmin-
    • Old High German: irmin-
      • >? East Central German: Emmis (Erzgebirgisch)
  • Old Norse: Jǫrmunr, jǫrmun-
    • Icelandic: jörmun-
  • →? Latin: Arminius (see there for descendants)

References
  1. Tocharian and Indo-European Studies. (1988). Iceland: Tocharian and Indo-European Studies, p. 70
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