< Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic

Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ainaharduz

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) + *harduz (hard).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯.nɑ.ˌxɑr.ðuz/

Adjective

*ainaharduz[1]

  1. courageous, constant

Inflection


Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *ainahardu
    • Old Saxon: ēnhard
    • Old High German: einharti
  • Old Norse: einharðr
    • Icelandic: einharður

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*aina-xarduz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 8
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.