Reconstruction:Old High German/irmin

This Old High German 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.

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ermun, from Proto-Germanic *ermunaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈer.men/

Noun

*irmin

  1. (poetic) world, earth[1]

Declension

Declension of *irmin (masculine a-stem)
case singular plural
nominative *irmin *irminā, *irmina
accusative *irmin *irminā, *irmina
genitive *irmines *irmino
dative *irmine *irminum
instrumental *irminu —

Alternative reconstructions

  • *ermin, *ermen

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Beeler, Madison S. (1961), “A New Etymology: Germanic *erma/in(a)- Reconsidered”, in Schmitt, Ludwig Erich, editor, Dichtung und Deutung: Gedächtnisschrift für Hans M. Wolff, Bern; München: Francke Verlag, →OCLC, pages 9–21
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