Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/at

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“near, at”). Cognate with Latin ad (“to”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑt/

Preposition

*at

1. at, toward, to [with accusative]

Descendants

• Old English: ot, æt
  • Middle English: at, et, ed
    • English: at
    • Scots: at
    • Yola: adh, ad
• Old Frisian: et, it
  • North Frisian: et, it, äät, äit
• Old Saxon: at
• Old Dutch: at
• Old High German: az, ez
• Old Norse: at
  • Danish: at, ad
  • Elfdalian: að
  • Faroese: at
  • Icelandic: að
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: åt, at, å
  • Old Swedish: at, āt
    • Swedish: att, åt
• Gothic: 𐌰𐍄 (at)