Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/baltijaz

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

Alternative forms

*baltiją

Etymology

An early borrowing from Latin balteus (“girdle, sword belt”), of Etruscan origin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɑl.ti.jɑz/

Noun

*baltijaz m

belt

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *baltijaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*baltijaz	baltijōz, baltijōs
vocative	*baltī	baltijōz, baltijōs
accusative	*baltiją	*baltijanz
genitive	baltijas, baltīs	*baltijǫ̂
dative	*baltijai	*baltijamaz
instrumental	*baltijō	*baltijamiz

Descendants

Old English: belt
- Middle English: belt
  - English: belt (see there for further descendants)
  - Scots: belt
Old Saxon: *balti
- Middle Low German: *belte
  - Plautdietsch: Belt
Old High German: balz, palz
- Middle High German: balze
  - German: Balz [etymology disputed]
Old Norse: belti
- Icelandic: belti
- Faroese: belti
- Norwegian: belte
- Old Swedish: bælte
  - Swedish: bälte
- Danish: belte

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