eftha

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *efþau. Cognate with Old High German odo; compare Old English oþþe, eþþa; Old Norse eða. Ultimately thought to be a Germanic suffixed dual form of the base of ef.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛfθɑ/; in some dialects realised as [ˈɛvðɑ].

Conjunction

eftha

  1. or

Descendants

  • Middle Low German: efte, afte, ufte, uft, uf
    • German Low German: of (Westmünsterlandisch)
      • Sauerland Low German: of, o'
  • Middle Low German: edder, odder
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