Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/grindiz

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 Proto-Indo-European *gʰréndʰ-is, from *gʰrendʰ- (“beam, plank”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɣrin.diz/

Noun

*grindiz f

fence

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *grindiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*grindiz	*grindīz
vocative	*grindi	*grindīz
accusative	*grindį	*grindinz
genitive	*grindīz	*grindijǫ̂
dative	*grindī	*grindimaz
instrumental	*grindī	*grindimiz

Derived terms

*grindilaz

Descendants

Old Norse: grind
- Icelandic: grind
- Faroese: grind
- Old Swedish: grind
  - Swedish: grind
- → Scots: grind (Shetland, Orkney)

References

Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*grindi-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 190

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