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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/harjamann-

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 *harjaz (“army”) +‎ *mann- (“man”).

Noun

*harjamann- m[1]

  1. warrior, soldier

Inflection
consonant stemDeclension of *harjamann- (consonant stem)
singular plural
nominative *harjamann-, *harjamanô, *harjamannô *harjamanniz
vocative *harjamann *harjamanniz
accusative *harjamannų *harjamannunz
genitive *harjamanniz *harjamannǫ̂
dative *harjamanni *harjamannumaz
instrumental *harjamannē *harjamannumiz

Descendants
  • Old English: heremann
  • Middle Dutch: herman
  • Old High German: heriman
    • German: Heermann (surname)
  • Old Norse: hermaðr

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xarja-mannz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 162
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