Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aʀani

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *azaniz.

Noun

*aʀani f

  1. harvest
    Synonym: *harbist
  2. harvest time

Descendants

  • Old English: *iern
    • ⇒ Old English: ruġern (“rye-harvest, the name of a month”) (+ ryġe (“rye”))
  • Old Frisian: ern, erne, arn, arne
  • Old Saxon: *aran
    • Middle Low German: arne, arn, erne, ern
      • Dutch Low Saxon: Oorn, Aarn
      • German Low German: Arne, Arn
    • ⇒ Old Saxon: aranfīmba (“grain heap”) (+ fīma (“pile, heap”))
  • Old Dutch: *aran
  • Old High German: arn f, (aran m)
    • Middle High German: erne f, arn m
      • ⇒ Middle High German: ernde f (merged with OHG arnōt)
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