Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aiþaz

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁óytos (oath). Cognate with Old Irish óeth (oath).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*aiþaz m[1]

  1. oath

Inflection edit

masculine a-stemDeclension of *aiþaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *aiþaz *aiþōz, *aiþōs
vocative *aiþ *aiþōz, *aiþōs
accusative *aiþą *aiþanz
genitive *aiþas, *aiþis *aiþǫ̂
dative *aiþai *aiþamaz
instrumental *aiþō *aiþamiz

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*aiþa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 15