Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ainahô

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 Pre-Germanic *HoynHóḱo-, an adjectival derivation from Proto-Indo-European *Hoy- (“one”). Compare Latin ūnicus (“only, sole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯.nɑ.xɔːː/

Adjective

*ainahô

1. only, single, sole

Inflection

Declension of *ainahô (an/īn-stem)

Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*ainahô	*ainahaniz	*ainahį̄	*ainahīniz	*ainahô	*ainahōnō
Accusative	*ainahanų	*ainahanunz	*ainahīnų	*ainahīnunz	*ainahô	*ainahōnō
Genitive	*ainahiniz	*ainahanǫ̂	*ainahīniz	*ainahīnǫ̂	*ainahiniz	*ainahanǫ̂
Dative	*ainahini	*ainahammaz	*ainahīni	*ainahīmaz	*ainahini	*ainahammaz
Instrumental	*ainahinē	*ainahammiz	*ainahīnē	*ainahīmiz	*ainahinē	*ainahammiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *ainahō
  • Old English: ānga, ǣnga
• Old Norse: einga
  • Old Swedish: enga, ænga
• Gothic: 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌷𐌰 (ainaha)