Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ahanō
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Proto-Germanic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂e(ḱ)-on-eh₂-, from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).[1] See also *ahaz (“ear (of grains)”) and Latin agna (“ear (of grains)”).
Noun[edit]
*ahanō f[1]
Inflection[edit]
Declension of *ahanō (ō-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | *ahanō | *ahanôz |
Vocative | *ahanō | *ahanôz |
Accusative | *ahanǭ | *ahanōz |
Genitive | *ahanōz | *ahanǫ̂ |
Dative | *ahanōi | *ahanōmaz |
Instrumental | *ahanō | *ahanōmiz |
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: agnu, aegne, egenu
- Old High German: agana, agena, agina
- Old Norse: ǫgn
- Gothic: 𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌰 (ahana)
- → Proto-Finnic: *akana (see there for further descendants)
References[edit]
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “awn”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.