Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ainaharduz

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *ainaz (one) +‎ *harduz (hard).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯.nɑ.ˌxɑr.ðuz/

Adjective[edit]

*ainaharduz[1]

  1. courageous, constant

Inflection[edit]


Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *ainahardu
  • Old Norse: einharðr

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*aina-xarduz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 8