Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᚨᛁᚾᚨᚺᚨᛞᛁᛉ

This Proto-Norse 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-Norse

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *ainahandijaz. By surface analysis, *ᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ (*ainaʀ, “one”) +‎ *ᚺᚨᛞᚢᛉ (*haduʀ /⁠handuʀ⁠/, “hand”) +‎ -ᛁᛉ (-iʀ, “-ed; forms adjectives from nouns”). Cognate with Proto-West Germanic *ainahandī.

Adjective

*ᚨᛁᚾᚨᚺᚨᛞᛁᛉ (*ainahadiʀ /ainahandiʀ/)

  1. one-handed

Descendants

  • Old Norse: einhendr
    • Icelandic: einhendur, einhentur
    • Faroese: einhentur
    • Old Swedish: ēnhænder
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