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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *ain (“one, only”) + *-ōdī.
Noun
*ainōdī n
- wasteland, desert
- Synonyms: *haiþi, *wōstini
- loneliness, abandonment
Inflection
| Neuter ja-stem
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*ainōdī
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| Genitive
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*ainōdijas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*ainōdī
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*ainōdiju
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| Accusative
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*ainōdī
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*ainōdiju
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| Genitive
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*ainōdijas
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*ainōdijō
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| Dative
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*ainōdijē
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*ainōdijum
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| Instrumental
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*ainōdiju
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*ainōdijum
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Descendants
- Old English: ānad, ānæd
- Old Saxon: ēnōdi
- Middle Low German: ēnȫde, einȫde
- Old Dutch: einōdi, ēnōdi
- Old High German: einōti, einōdi
- Middle High German: einœte, einœde, einōte, einode, einōde