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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/airundiją

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 a derivative of, or from a compound with an initial element of *airuz (“messenger”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯.run.di.jɑ̃/

Noun

*airundiją n [1]

  1. message
  2. errand

Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *airundiją (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *airundiją *airundijō
vocative *airundiją *airundijō
accusative *airundiją *airundijō
genitive *airundijas, *airundīs *airundijǫ̂
dative *airundijai *airundijamaz
instrumental *airundijō *airundijamiz

Descendants
  • Old English: ǣrende
    • Middle English: erande, erende
      • English: errand
      • Scots: erand, eirand, earand
  • Old Frisian: ērende
  • Old Saxon: ārundi
  • Old High German: ārunti
    • Middle High German: erande
      • German: Erend, Ernd
  • Old Norse: eyrendi, erendi, ørendi

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*arundja-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 36
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