Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ain
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *ainaz.
Adjective[edit]
| 1 | 2 > | |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : *ain | ||
*ain[1]
Inflection[edit]
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *ain | ||
| Genitive | *ainas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *ain | *ainu | *ain |
| Accusative | *ainanā | *ainā | *ain |
| Genitive | *ainas | *aineʀā | *ainas |
| Dative | *ainumē | *aineʀē | *ainumē |
| Instrumental | *ainu | *aineʀu | *ainu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *ainē | *ainō | *ainu |
| Accusative | *ainā | *ainā | *ainu |
| Genitive | *aineʀō | *aineʀō | *aineʀō |
| Dative | *ainēm, *ainum | *ainēm, *ainum | *ainēm, *ainum |
| Instrumental | *ainēm, *ainum | *ainēm, *ainum | *ainēm, *ainum |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: ān
- Old Frisian: ēn, ān; een
- Old Saxon: ēn
- Old Dutch: ēn
- Old High German: ein, ain
- Middle High German: ein
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 120: “*ain”