Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/anþiją
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (“forehead”). Related to Latin antiae (“forelocks”), Old Irish étan (“forehead”). Compare *andijaz (“end”) and *umbi (“around”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*anþiją n[1]
Inflection
[edit]neuter ja-stemDeclension of *anþiją (neuter ja-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *anþiją | *anþijō | |
vocative | *anþiją | *anþijō | |
accusative | *anþiją | *anþijō | |
genitive | *anþijas, *anþīs | *anþijǫ̂ | |
dative | *anþijai | *anþijamaz | |
instrumental | *anþijō | *anþijamiz |
Descendants
[edit]- Old High German: andi, endi
- Cimbrian: énne
- Old Norse: enni
- →? Proto-Finnic: *oncca (see there for further descendants)
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)