Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/linþawurmiz

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

Alternative forms

*linþawurmaz[1] (a-stem)

Etymology

From *linþaz (“flexible, flimsy”) +‎ *wurmiz (“worm, serpent”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlin.θɑˌwur.miz/

Noun

*linþawurmiz m[1]

serpent, snake
Synonyms: *agiz, *linþaz, *nadraz, *nadrǭ, *slangô, *snakô, *wurmiz
(North Germanic) dragon (mythical large serpentine creature)

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *linþawurmiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*linþawurmiz	*linþawurmīz
vocative	*linþawurmi	*linþawurmīz
accusative	*linþawurmį	*linþawurminz
genitive	*linþawurmīz	*linþawurmijǫ̂
dative	*linþawurmī	*linþawurmimaz
instrumental	*linþawurmī	*linþawurmimiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *linþawurmi
- Old Saxon: *lindwurm
  - Middle Low German: lindeworm
    - German Low German: Lindworm
- Old Dutch: *lindwurm
  - Middle Dutch: lindeworm
    - Dutch: lindeworm
- Old High German: lindwurm
  - Middle High German: lintwurm
    - German: Lindwurm
Old Norse: linnormr
- Danish: lindorm
- Norwegian: lindorm
- →? English: lindworm; lindorm; lindwyrm

References

Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*lenþa-wurmaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 241

[HGE-1] Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*lenþa-wurmaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 241