Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/eh

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (out). Cognates include Latin ex and Ancient Greek ἐξ (ex).

Pronunciation

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Particle

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*eh

  1. but, except

Derived terms

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Descendants

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There are no direct attestations of this word, but its existence is needed to explain Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌿 (aiþþau, or)