Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Auziwandilaz

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 *auzi (dawn) + *wandilaz (fluctuating, variable, wandering). The first element from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-, cognate with Latin Aurora, Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs) (compare *austraz, *Austrǭ).[1] For the semantics of the second element, compare Ancient Greek πλάνης (plánēs, wanderer; planet).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯.zi.ˌwɑn.di.lɑz/

Noun

*Auziwandilaz m[1]

  1. The morning star
  2. a male given name
  3. Aurvandill, a figure in Germanic legend

Inflection

Declension of *Auziwandilaz (masculine a-stem)
singular
nominative *Auziwandilaz
vocative *Auziwandil
accusative *Auziwandilą
genitive *Auziwandilas, *Auziwandilis
dative *Auziwandilai
instrumental *Auziwandilō

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *Auʀiwandil
    • Old English: Ēarendel, ēarendel
    • Old High German: Erentil, Orentil, Auriwandalo (Lombardic)[2]
    • Medieval Latin: Horuuendillus, Horvandillus
  • Old Norse: Aurvandill, Ǫrvandill[2]
    • Icelandic: Aurvandill, Örvandill
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌿𐌶𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌻 (auzandil)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Hatto, Arthur T. (1965), Eos: An enquiry into the theme of lovers' meetings and partings at dawn in poetry, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 70
  2. 2.0 2.1 Jan de Vries (1977) [1957–1960], “Proto-Germanic/Auziwandilaz”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 3rd edition, Leiden: E[vert] J[an] Brill, →OCLC, page 20.