Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/etulaz

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 *etaną (to eat) +‎ *-ulaz.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

*etulaz[1]

  1. consuming
  2. gluttonous

Inflection edit


Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *etul
    • Old English: etol
    • Old High German: *ezzal
  • Old Norse: etall

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*etulaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 86