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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ainaburanaz

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 *ainaz (one) + *buranaz (carried, borne). The latter is the past participle of *beraną (to bear).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯.nɑ.ˌbu.rɑ.nɑz/

Adjective

*ainaburanaz[1]

  1. unique

Inflection


Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *ainaboran
    • Old English: ānboren
    • Old Saxon: ēnboran
    • Old High German: einboran
      • Middle High German: einborn
  • Old Norse: einborinn

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*aina-buranaz~aina-burenaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 8
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