Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/erþōhnuts

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 *erþō +‎ *hnuts.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈer.θɔː.ˌxnuts/

Noun

*erþōhnuts f[1]

  1. earthnut

Inflection

Declension of *erþōhnuts (consonant stem)
singular plural
nominative *erþōhnuts *erþōhnutiz
vocative *erþōhnut *erþōhnutiz
accusative *erþōhnutų *erþōhnutunz
genitive *erþōhnutiz *erþōhnutǫ̂
dative *erþōhnuti *erþōhnutumaz
instrumental *erþōhnutē *erþōhnutumiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *erþōhnut
    • Old English: eorþhnutu
      • Middle English: erthenote
    • Old Dutch: *erdnutu
    • Old High German: erdnuz
      • Middle High German: ertnuz
    • → Old French: grenote, giernote, giernote
      • Bourguignon: arnotte
      • French: erneute
        • → French: terrenoix (calque)
      • Norman: gêrnotte, gernotte, gêunote
      • Poitevin-Saintongeais: abrenote
  • Old Norse: jarðhnot

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*erþaxnutz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 85
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