Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ēsą

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ēd-s-om (eaten), from *h₁ed- (to eat). Related to *etaną. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *ěsa (food, dish) < *h₁ed-s-eh₂, Tocharian B: yetse (skin) < *h₁ed-s-os.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛː.sɑ̃/

Noun

*ēsą n

  1. food, carrion
  2. prey; bait

Inflection

Declension of *ēsą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *ēsą *ēsō
vocative *ēsą *ēsō
accusative *ēsą *ēsō
genitive *ēsas, *ēsis *ēsǫ̂
dative *ēsai *ēsamaz
instrumental *ēsō *ēsamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *ās
    • Old English: ǣs
    • Old Frisian: ēs
    • Old Saxon: ās (found in angulās)
      • Middle Low German: âs
        • German Low German: Aas
        • Danish: ås
        • Swedish: as
        • Norwegian: as
    • Old Dutch: *ās
      • Middle Dutch: aes
        • Dutch: aas
          • Afrikaans: aas
          • West Frisian: aas
    • Old High German: ās
      • Middle High German: ās
        • German: Aas (merged with Middle High German āz, from Proto-Germanic *ētą)
        • Hunsrik: Ooz