Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ēsą

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

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ēd-s-om (eaten), from *h₁ed- (to eat). Related to *etaną. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *ěsa (food, dish) < *h₁ed-s-eh₂, Tocharian B: yetse (skin) < *h₁ed-s-os.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*ēsą n

  1. food, carrion
  2. prey; bait

Inflection edit

neuter a-stemDeclension of *ēsą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *ēsą *ēsō
vocative *ēsą *ēsō
accusative *ēsą *ēsō
genitive *ēsas, *ēsis *ēsǫ̂
dative *ēsai *ēsamaz
instrumental *ēsō *ēsamiz

Descendants edit