Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aunōną
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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 earlier *ak(w)nōną, although influenced in form by *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”). Cognate with Latin agnus (“lamb”), Ancient Greek ἀμνός (amnós, “lamb”), Old Irish úan (“lamb”), Old Church Slavonic агнѧ (agnę, “lamb”).
Pronunciation
Verb
*aunōną
Inflection
Conjugation of *aunōną (weak class 2)
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *aunōn
- Proto-Norse:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Patrick V. Stiles (2018 February) “Of Lambkins And Piglets In Old English And Beyond”, in Transactions of the Philological Society, volume 116,