Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/at

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Preposition[edit]

*at[1]

  1. at, toward, to [+accusative]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: ot, æt
  • Old Frisian: et, it
  • Old Saxon: at
  • Old Dutch: at
  • Old High German: az, ez
  • Old Norse: at
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐍄 (at)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*at”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 39