Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/agiþā

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *agiþō.

Noun[edit]

*agiþā f[1]

  1. rake
    Synonym: *raku
  2. harrow
    Synonym: *falh

Inflection[edit]

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *agiþā
Genitive *agiþōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *agiþā *agiþōn
Accusative *agiþōn *agiþōn
Genitive *agiþōn *agiþōnō
Dative *agiþōn *agiþōm, *agiþum
Instrumental *agiþōn *agiþōm, *agiþum

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: eġeþe
  • Old Frisian: eide
  • Old Saxon: egitha
  • Old Dutch: *egitha
  • Old High German: egida

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 237:PWGmc *agiþā