Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/at

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 Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“near, at”). Cognate with Latin ad (“to”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑt/

Preposition

*at

1. at, toward, to [with accusative]

Descendants

• Old English: æt, et — Anglian; at, ot
  • Middle English: ete, ate, æte
    • English: eat
    • Scots: ait
• Old Frisian: et, it
  • North Frisian: et, it, äät, äit
• Old Saxon: at
• Old Dutch: at
• Old High German: az, ez
• Old Norse: at
  • Icelandic: að
  • Faroese: at
  • Norwegian: åt
  • Elfdalian: að
  • Old Swedish: at, āt
    • Swedish: åt
  • Danish: at, ad
• Gothic: 𐌰𐍄 (at)