Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/at

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 *h₂éd (“near, at”). Cognate with Latin ad (“to”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɑt/

    Preposition

    *at[1]

    1. at, toward, to [with accusative]

    Descendants

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

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*at”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 39
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