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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/atalaz

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

Possibly from Pre-Germanic/Proto-Indo-European *h₃édolos, from the root *h₃ed- (to hate); related to *atjaną.[1]

Adjective

*atalaz

  1. fierce
  2. terrible, loathsome
  3. hideous

Inflection


Descendants

  • Old English: atol
    • Middle English: ātel
  • Old Norse: atall, ǫtul

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*atjan- 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 39
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