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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stauraz

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

Etymology 1

From *stu-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈstɑu̯.rɑz/

Noun

*stauraz m

  1. stake
    Synonyms: *furkaz, *stakô
  2. rod, pole
    Synonyms: *furkaz, *galgô, *mastaz, *rōdō, *skaftaz, *spaluz, *spīrǭ, *tainaz
Inflection
masculine a-stemDeclension of *stauraz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *stauraz *staurōz, *staurōs
vocative *staur *staurōz, *staurōs
accusative *staurą *stauranz
genitive *stauras, *stauris *staurǫ̂
dative *staurai *stauramaz
instrumental *staurō *stauramiz
Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic:
  • Old Norse: staurr
  • → Proto-Finnic: *sapra (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)towr-o-s, from *(s)tewrH-, *(s)twerH- (“to stir up, agitate”).

Noun

*stauraz m

  1. (West Germanic) destruction
  2. (West Germanic) disturbance
Inflection
masculine a-stemDeclension of *stauraz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *stauraz *staurōz, *staurōs
vocative *staur *staurōz, *staurōs
accusative *staurą *stauranz
genitive *stauras, *stauris *staurǫ̂
dative *staurai *stauramaz
instrumental *staurō *stauramiz
Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *staur
    • Old Dutch: *stōr

Further reading
  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*staurjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 476: “*staura-”
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