Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/anadô

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁-dʰō, from *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe, blow”); compare *ananą. Related to Latin anima (“breath, spirit”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑ.nɑ.ðɔːː/

Noun

*anadô m[1]

  1. breath
  2. spirit
  3. zeal

Inflection

Declension of *anadô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *anadô *anadaniz
vocative *anadô *anadaniz
accusative *anadanų *anadanunz
genitive *anadiniz *anadanǫ̂
dative *anadini *anadammaz
instrumental *anadinē *anadammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *anadō
    • Old English: anda, onda
      • Middle English: ande, onde, yond
    • Old Frisian: omma, andema, ondema
      • Saterland Frisian: Omme
      • West Frisian: amme
    • Old Saxon: ando
      • Middle Low German: ande
    • Old Dutch: ando
    • Old High German: anto, ando, anado
      • Middle High German: ande
        • German: Ahnd, And
  • Old Norse: andi

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*anadan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 26
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