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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sturkiz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Pre-Germanic *str̥gis, an i-stem created to the strong verb *sterkaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)terg-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstur.kiz/
Noun
*sturkiz m
- (North Germanic) strength, stiffness
Inflection
| i-stemDeclension of *sturkiz (i-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *sturkiz | *sturkīz | |
| vocative | *sturki | *sturkīz | |
| accusative | *sturkį | *sturkinz | |
| genitive | *sturkīz | *sturkijǫ̂ | |
| dative | *sturkī | *sturkimaz | |
| instrumental | *sturkī | *sturkimiz | |
Related terms
- *starkuz
- *sturknaną
Descendants
- Old Norse: styrkr
- Icelandic: styrkur
- Faroese: styrkur
- Old Swedish: styrker m, styrk f
- Swedish: styrka
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN