Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᚨᛁᚾᚨᚺᚨᛞᛁᛉ

This Proto-Norse 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-Norse

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *ainahandijaz. By surface analysis, *ᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ (*ainaʀ, “one”) +‎ *ᚺᚨᛞᚢᛉ (*haduʀ /⁠handuʀ⁠/, “hand”) +‎ -ᛁᛉ (-iʀ, “-ed; forms adjectives from nouns”). Cognate with Proto-West Germanic *ainahandī.

Adjective

*ᚨᛁᚾᚨᚺᚨᛞᛁᛉ (*ainahadiʀ /ainahandiʀ/)

1. one-handed

Descendants

• Old Norse: einhendr
  • Icelandic: einhendur, einhentur
  • Faroese: einhentur
  • Old Swedish: ēnhænder
    • Swedish: enhänt