Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aihtēr
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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 *aiganą + reflex of Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr. Compare Sanskrit ईशितृ (īśitṛ, “owner, proprietor”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*aihtēr m
Inflection
| r-stemDeclension of *aihtēr (r-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *aihtēr | *aihtriz | |
| vocative | *aihter | *aihtriz | |
| accusative | *aihterų | *aihtrunz | |
| genitive | *aihturz | *aihtrǫ̂ | |
| dative | *aihtri | *aihtrumaz | |
| instrumental | *aihtrē | *aihtrumiz | |
Descendants
The word is not attested in any Germanic language, but is attested in Western Samic as a loanword.
- → Proto-Samic: *ājttërë
Further reading
- J. A. Friis, 1887, Ordbog over det lappiske sprog: med latinsk og norsk forklaring: samt en oversigt over sprogets grammatik., Christiania, Jacob Dybwad
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 96