Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Brunjōhildiz

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 *brunjǭ (“breastplate”) +‎ *hildiz (“battle, fight”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbrun.jɔː.ˌxil.diz/

Proper noun

*Brunjōhildiz f

a female given name

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *Brunjōhildiz (i-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Brunjōhildiz
vocative	*Brunjōhildi
accusative	*Brunjōhildį
genitive	*Brunjōhildīz
dative	*Brunjōhildī
instrumental	*Brunjōhildī

Related terms

*Mahtihildiz
*Ermunahildiz
*Hlūdahildiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *Brunnjuhildi
- Old High German: Brunichildis, *Brunnīhilta
  - Middle High German: Briunhilde, Priunhilde
    - German: Brunhilde, Brünhild, Brünnhilde, Brunhild
      - → English: Brunhild
      - → French: Brunehilde
      - → Italian: Brunilde
      - → Spanish: Brunilda
      - → Portuguese: Brunilda
      - → Catalan: Brunilda
Old Norse: Brynhildr
- Icelandic: Brynhildur
- Faroese: Brynhild
- Norwegian: Brynhild
- Swedish: Brynhild
  - → Finnish: Brynhild
- Danish: Brynhild