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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/erknaz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Unlikely to be from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- (“white, shining”), which would give Proto-Germanic *ark-, but instead seems to represent a Proto-Indo-European *h₁erg- or *h₁erǵ-. Possibly cognate with Tocharian A yärk- (“to honor, venerate”), Tocharian B yarke (“honor, reverence”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈer.knɑz/
Adjective
*erknaz
- pure, holy, genuine, precious
Inflection
Declension of *erknaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *erknaz | *erknai | *erknō | *erknôz | *erkną, -atō | *erknō |
| Accusative | *erknanǭ | *erknanz | *erknǭ | *erknōz | *erkną, -atō | *erknō |
| Genitive | *erknas, -is | *erknaizǫ̂ | *erknaizōz | *erknaizǫ̂ | *erknas, -is | *erknaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *erknammai | *erknaimaz | *erknaizōi | *erknaimaz | *erknammai | *erknaimaz |
| Instrumental | *erknanō | *erknaimiz | *erknaizō | *erknaimiz | *erknanō | *erknaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *erknô | *erknaniz | *erknǭ | *erknōniz | *erknô | *erknōnō |
| Accusative | *erknanų | *erknanunz | *erknōnų | *erknōnunz | *erknô | *erknōnō |
| Genitive | *erkniniz | *erknanǫ̂ | *erknōniz | *erknōnǫ̂ | *erkniniz | *erknanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *erknini | *erknammaz | *erknōni | *erknōmaz | *erknini | *erknammaz |
| Instrumental | *erkninē | *erknammiz | *erknōnē | *erknōmiz | *erkninē | *erknammiz |
Derived terms
- *Erknabalþaz
- *erknastainaz
Descendants
- Old English: eorcnan
- Old High German: erkan, erchan
- Old Norse: *jarkn
- Gothic: 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌺𐌽𐍃 (airkns)