Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ainahô

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

From Pre-Germanic *HoynHóḱo-, an adjectival derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos (“one”). Compare Latin ūnicus (“only, sole”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯.nɑ.xɔːː/

Adjective

*ainahô[1]

  1. only, single, sole

Inflection

Declension of *ainahô (an/īn-stem)
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *ainahô *ainahį̄ *ainahô *ainahaniz *ainahīniz *ainahōnō
accusative *ainahanų *ainahīnų *ainahô *ainahanunz *ainahīnunz *ainahōnō
genitive *ainahiniz *ainahīniz *ainahiniz *ainahanǫ̂ *ainahīnǫ̂ *ainahanǫ̂
dative *ainahini *ainahīni *ainahini *ainahammaz *ainahīmaz *ainahammaz
instrumental *ainahinē *ainahīnē *ainahinē *ainahammiz *ainahīmiz *ainahammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *ainahō
    • Old English: ānga, ǣnga
  • Old Norse: einga
    • Old Swedish: enga, ænga
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌷𐌰 (ainaha)

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*ainahan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 11
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