Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/weraldiz

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 *weraz (“man”) +‎ *aldiz (“age, lifetime”), literally “era of man”.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈwe.rɑl.diz/

    Noun

    *weraldiz f

    1. lifetime, worldly existence
      Synonym: *aiwaz
    2. mankind
      Synonyms: *alamann-, *alaþeudō, *manakunją
    3. world
      Synonym: (East Germanic) *ferhuz

    Inflection

    Declension of *weraldiz (i-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *weraldiz *weraldīz
    vocative *weraldi *weraldīz
    accusative *weraldį *weraldinz
    genitive *weraldīz *weraldijǫ̂
    dative *weraldī *weraldimaz
    instrumental *weraldī *weraldimiz

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “*wira-alđiz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 462
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