Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/garnī

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *garnō (intestine, guts).

Noun

*garnī n

  1. intestine
  2. guts, entrails
  3. fat

Inflection

Neuter ja-stem
Singular
Nominative *garnij(a)
Genitive *garnijas
Singular Plural
Nominative *garnij(a) *garniju
Accusative *garnij(a) *garniju
Genitive *garnijas *garnijō
Dative *garnijē *garnijum
Instrumental *garniju *garnijum

Derived terms

  • *midigarnī, *middjagarnī
    • Old English: *midġerne, *midġern, miċġerne, miċġern
    • Old Saxon: midgarni
    • Old High German: mittigarni, mittigerni

Descendants