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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/himinaz
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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
Unclear, but possibly descending from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱmō (“stone?”) with heavy remodelling, including apparent metathesis similar to Proto-Slavic *kamy. The difference in meaning seems to be bridged by Ancient Greek ἄκμων (ákmōn), meaning among other things 'meteorite'. Kroonen suggests 'heavenly vault' as the original meaning. Compare also Iranian cognates such as Persian آسمان (âsemân, âsmân, “sky, heaven”).
Kroonen proposes descent primarily from the genitive *h₂ḱm̥nós, yielding first in Germanic a paradigm with nominative *hemō, genitive *hemnaz, dative *hemeni, later levelled further to give two parallel stems *hemina- and *hemna-.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxe.mi.nɑz/
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *himinaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *himinaz | *himinōz, *himinōs | |
| vocative | *himin | *himinōz, *himinōs | |
| accusative | *himiną | *himinanz | |
| genitive | *himinas, *himinis | *himinǫ̂ | |
| dative | *himinai | *himinamaz | |
| instrumental | *himinō | *himinamiz | |
Related terms
- *himilaz
Descendants
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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