Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/juta

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

Compound of *ju (“already”, adverb), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-, accusative of *h₂óyu (“long time”) and the Proto-Germanic *ta (“to, towards”), from Proto-Indo-European *do.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈju.tɑ/

Adverb

*juta(West Germanic)

  1. yet

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *jūta
    • Old English: ġīet, ġīt, ġȳt, ġēt
      • Middle English: yet, yit
    • Old Dutch: *jit
    • Old High German: iozuo (alternatively a new formation from io + zuo)

References

  1. ^ Anatoly Liberman, An Analytic Dictionary of English Etymology: An Introduction, s.v. “yet” (Minneapolis: U of Minnesota P, 2008), xlvi.
  2. ^ Marlies Philippa et al., eds., Etymologisch Woordenboek van het Nederlands, A-Z, s.v. “ooit” (Amsterdam UP, 3 Dec. 2009): [1]
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