Reconstruction:Proto-Basque/andere

This Proto-Basque 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-Basque

Etymology

Often compared to Proto-Celtic *anderā (“young woman”), which is of an unknown origin. Alternatively from a hypothetical root *and- also found in *andots (“lord”).

Noun

*andere

lady

Descendants

Aquitanian: *andere
Basque: andre

References

“andere” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk