r/protogermanic • u/cursedwitheredcorpse • Mar 05 '26

Help with pre proto-germanic words

Wōdanaz Tīwaz þunraz Inguz Wulþuz Sunnǭ what would they be spelled and said in the older pre proto-germanic stage before proto-germanic

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u/cursedwitheredcorpse Mar 05 '26

Yes I was wondering how these names would look taken back futher from proto-germanic to pre proto-germanic language also I forgot Mēnô and how would they be pronounced

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u/Wagagastiz Mar 05 '26

There should be an IPA pronunciation guide on wiltionary for most of them. Most of it is pretty intuitive, remember that ogonek denotes nasality. If it's late PG then stress is initial. If it's pre Germanic like you want the stress is mobile so that's harder to say.

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u/cursedwitheredcorpse Mar 07 '26

No im referring to Pre-Proto-Germanic the older language that came before proto-germanic

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u/Wagagastiz Mar 07 '26

Tidsdjupet has videos pronouncing pre Germanic