Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/jungiʀō

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *jungizô. Equivalent to *jung (“young”) +‎ *-iʀō. Cognate with Old Norse yngri (“younger”).

Adjective[edit]

*jungiʀō[1]

  1. comparative degree of *jung (“young”): younger

Inflection[edit]

n-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *jungiʀō
Genitive *jungiʀini, *jungiʀan
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *jungiʀō *jungiʀā *jungiʀā
Accusative *jungiʀan *jungiʀōn *jungiʀā
Genitive *jungiʀini, *jungiʀan *jungiʀōn *jungiʀini, *jungiʀan
Dative *jungiʀini, *jungiʀan *jungiʀōn *jungiʀini, *jungiʀan
Instrumental *jungiʀini, *jungiʀan *jungiʀōn *jungiʀini, *jungiʀan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *jungiʀan *jungiʀōn *jungiʀōn
Accusative *jungiʀan *jungiʀōn *jungiʀōn
Genitive *jungiʀanō *jungiʀōnō *jungiʀanō
Dative *jungiʀum *jungiʀōm, *jungiʀum *jungiʀum
Instrumental *jungiʀum *jungiʀōm, *jungiʀum *jungiʀum

Alternative reconstructions[edit]

  • *jų̄hiʀō[1]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 225: “PWGmc *jų̄hizō ~ *jungizō”
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