Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aiþaz

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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 *h₁óytos (oath). Cognate with Old Irish óeth (oath).

Pronunciation

Noun

*aiþaz m

  1. oath

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *aiþaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *aiþaz *aiþōz, *aiþōs
vocative *aiþ *aiþōz, *aiþōs
accusative *aiþą *aiþanz
genitive *aiþas, *aiþis *aiþǫ̂
dative *aiþai *aiþamaz
instrumental *aiþō *aiþamiz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*aiþa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 15