Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ī

This Proto-Germanic 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.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey (locative from the stem *h₁e-) and cognate with Proto-Slavic *i (“and”).[1]

Alternatively, Dunkel derives from *h₂í h₂i.[2]

Particle

*ī[1]

  1. in that case, then, thereby
  2. that, who, which; (generic relative particle)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Gothic: 𐌴𐌹 (ei)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003), A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 203
  2. ^ Dunkel, George E. (2014), Lexikon der indogermanischen Partikeln und Pronominalstämme [Lexicon of Indo-European Particles and Pronominal Stems] (in German), volume 2: Lexikon, Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, →ISBN, page 347
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