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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/erknastainaz

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 *erknaz (“holy, genuine, precious”) +‎ *stainaz (“stone”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈer.knɑ.ˌstɑi̯.nɑz/

Noun

*erknastainaz m[1]

  1. gem
  2. precious stone
  3. pearl

Inflection
masculine a-stemDeclension of *erknastainaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *erknastainaz *erknastainōz, *erknastainōs
vocative *erknastain *erknastainōz, *erknastainōs
accusative *erknastainą *erknastainanz
genitive *erknastainas, *erknastainis *erknastainǫ̂
dative *erknastainai *erknastainamaz
instrumental *erknastainō *erknastainamiz

Descendants
  • Old English: eorcnanstān
    • → English: arkenstone
  • Old Norse: jarknasteinn
    • Icelandic: jarknasteinn

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*erkna-stainaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 84
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