Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/erþōhnuts

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 *erþō +‎ *hnuts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈer.θɔː.ˌxnuts/

Noun

*erþōhnuts f

1. earthnut

Inflection

consonant stemDeclension of *erþōhnuts (consonant stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*erþōhnuts	*erþōhnutiz
vocative	*erþōhnut	*erþōhnutiz
accusative	*erþōhnutų	*erþōhnutunz
genitive	*erþōhnutiz	*erþōhnutǫ̂
dative	*erþōhnuti	*erþōhnutumaz
instrumental	*erþōhnutē	*erþōhnutumiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *erþōhnut
  • Old English: eorþhnutu
    • Middle English: erthenote
      • English: earthnut
  • Old Dutch: *erdnutu
    • Middle Dutch: erdnōte
      • Dutch: aardnoot
  • Old High German: erdnuz
    • Middle High German: ertnuz
      • German: Erdnuss
  • → Old French: grenote, giernote, giernote
    • Bourguignon: arnotte
    • French: erneute
      • → French: terrenoix (calque)
    • Norman: gêrnotte, gernotte, gêunote
    • Poitevin-Saintongeais: abrenote
• Old Norse: jarðhnot
  • Icelandic: jarðhnot, jarðhneta
  • Swedish: jordnöt