Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aistāną

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 *h₂eysd- (to laud, honour). Cognate with Sanskrit ईळे (īḷe, I praise).

Verb edit

*aistāną[1]

  1. to respect

Inflection edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽 (aistan)

References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*aistēn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 14