Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/awô

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 Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂ō, an on-stem variant of *h₂éwh₂os. Compare in particular Proto-Celtic *awon-tīr (“uncle”) and Latin avunculus (“~ maternal uncle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑ.wɔːː/

Noun

*awô m[1](North Germanic)

  1. grandfather

Inflection

Declension of *awô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *awô *awaniz
vocative *awô *awaniz
accusative *awanų *awanunz
genitive *awiniz *awanǫ̂
dative *awini *awammaz
instrumental *awinē *awammiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: afi, ái (possibly; alternatively from Proto-Germanic *anô)

Further reading

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “afi”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*awa/ōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 44
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