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 edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯.nɑ.xɔːː/

Adjective edit

*ainahô[1]

  1. only, single, sole

Inflection edit


Descendants edit

References edit

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