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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 Proto-Germanic *etunaz.
Noun
*etun m
- (North Sea Germanic) giant, monster
- Synonyms: *anti, *risi, *þuris
Inflection
| Masculine a-stem
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*etun
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| Genitive
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*etunas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*etun
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*etunō, *etunōs
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| Accusative
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*etun
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*etunā
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| Genitive
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*etunas
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*etunō
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| Dative
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*etunē
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*etunum
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| Instrumental
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*etunu
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*etunum
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Descendants
- Old English: eoten, eten
- Middle English: eten, eotend, eatant, yoten, geten
- Old Saxon: *etun, *etinna