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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hurskaz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run, race, speed, hurry”). Cognate with Latin currō (“run”).
Alternative etymology derives from Proto-Indo-European *kerd- (“wise, clever, skillful”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxur.skɑz/
Adjective
*hurskaz
- fast; quick; lively
Inflection
Declension of *hurskaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *hurskaz | *hurskai | *hurskō | *hurskôz | *hurską, -atō | *hurskō |
| Accusative | *hurskanǭ | *hurskanz | *hurskǭ | *hurskōz | *hurską, -atō | *hurskō |
| Genitive | *hurskas, -is | *hurskaizǫ̂ | *hurskaizōz | *hurskaizǫ̂ | *hurskas, -is | *hurskaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *hurskammai | *hurskaimaz | *hurskaizōi | *hurskaimaz | *hurskammai | *hurskaimaz |
| Instrumental | *hurskanō | *hurskaimiz | *hurskaizō | *hurskaimiz | *hurskanō | *hurskaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *hurskô | *hurskaniz | *hurskǭ | *hurskōniz | *hurskô | *hurskōnō |
| Accusative | *hurskanų | *hurskanunz | *hurskōnų | *hurskōnunz | *hurskô | *hurskōnō |
| Genitive | *hurskiniz | *hurskanǫ̂ | *hurskōniz | *hurskōnǫ̂ | *hurskiniz | *hurskanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *hurskini | *hurskammaz | *hurskōni | *hurskōmaz | *hurskini | *hurskammaz |
| Instrumental | *hurskinē | *hurskammiz | *hurskōnē | *hurskōmiz | *hurskinē | *hurskammiz |
Derived terms
- *hurskijaną
Related terms
- *hrussą
Descendants
- Old English: horsċ
- Old Frisian: rosk, rosch
- Old Saxon: horsk
- Old High German: horsc, *horsk
- Old Norse: horskr
- Icelandic: horskur
- → Finnish: hurskas