Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ētijô

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 *etaną (“to eat”) +‎ *-ijô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeː.ti.jɔːː/

Noun

*ētijô m

1. eater, one who eats

Inflection

Declension of *ētijô (an-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*ētijô	*ētijaniz
Vocative	*ētijô	*ētijaniz
Accusative	*ētijanų	*ētijanunz
Genitive	*ētīniz	*ētijanǫ̂
Dative	*ētīni	*ētijammaz
Instrumental	*ētīnē	*ētijammiz

Descendants

• ⇒ Old English: selfǣta (“cannibal”)
• ⇒ Gothic: 𐌰𐍆𐌴𐍄𐌾𐌰 (afētja)