Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snarhaz

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

Adjectival formation from *snerhaną (“to twist, bind”); see *snarhǭ (“sling”) for more.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsnɑr.xɔ̃ː/

Noun

*snarhaz[1]

  1. (originally) hard-twisted (of a rope)
  2. quick, nimble, keen

Inflection

Declension of *snarhaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *snarhaz *snarhō *snarhą, -atō *snarhai *snarhôz *snarhō
accusative *snarhanǭ *snarhǭ *snarhą, -atō *snarhanz *snarhōz *snarhō
genitive *snarhas, -is *snarhaizōz *snarhas, -is *snarhaizǫ̂ *snarhaizǫ̂ *snarhaizǫ̂
dative *snarhammai *snarhaizōi *snarhammai *snarhaimaz *snarhaimaz *snarhaimaz
instrumental *snarhanō *snarhaizō *snarhanō *snarhaimiz *snarhaimiz *snarhaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *snarhô *snarhǭ *snarhô *snarhaniz *snarhōniz *snarhōnō
accusative *snarhanų *snarhōnų *snarhô *snarhanunz *snarhōnunz *snarhōnō
genitive *snarhiniz *snarhōniz *snarhiniz *snarhanǫ̂ *snarhōnǫ̂ *snarhanǫ̂
dative *snarhini *snarhōni *snarhini *snarhammaz *snarhōmaz *snarhammaz
instrumental *snarhinē *snarhōnē *snarhinē *snarhammiz *snarhōmiz *snarhammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *snarh
    • Old English: snear (“nimble, strong”)
    • Old Saxon: *snarh
      • Middle Low German: *snar
      • ⇒ Middle Low German: snarlîk (“speedy, prompt”)
    • Old Dutch: *snar
      • Middle Dutch: snare, snaer (“nimble, skillful”)
        • Dutch: snaar (“quick, snappy, sharp, alert, lively, handsome”)
  • Old Norse: snarr
    • Icelandic: snar
    • Faroese: snarur
    • Norwegian: snar
    • Old Swedish:
    • Old Danish:

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*snarxaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 356
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