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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aunōną

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 earlier *ak(w)nōną, although influenced in form by *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”). Cognate with Latin agnus (“lamb”), Ancient Greek ἀμνός (amnós, “lamb”), Old Irish úan (“lamb”), Old Church Slavonic агнѧ (agnę, “lamb”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯.nɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*aunōną

  1. to lamb, yean

Inflection
Conjugation of *aunōną (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *aunō*aunǭ—*aunōi ?
2nd singular *aunōsi*aunōs*aunō*aunōsai*aunōsau
3rd singular *aunōþi*aunō*aunōþau*aunōþai*aunōþau
1st dual *aunōs*aunōw———
2nd dual *aunōþiz*aunōþiz*aunōþiz——
1st plural *aunōmaz*aunōm—*aunōnþai*aunōnþau
2nd plural *aunōþ*aunōþ*aunōþ*aunōnþai*aunōnþau
3rd plural *aunōnþi*aunōn*aunōnþau*aunōnþai*aunōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *aunōdǭ*aunōdēdį̄
2nd singular *aunōdēz*aunōdēdīz
3rd singular *aunōdē*aunōdēdī
1st dual *aunōdēdū*aunōdēdīw
2nd dual *aunōdēdudiz*aunōdēdīdiz
1st plural *aunōdēdum*aunōdēdīm
2nd plural *aunōdēdud*aunōdēdīd
3rd plural *aunōdēdun*aunōdēdīn
present past
participles *aunōndz*aunōdaz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *aunōn
    • Old English: ēanian
      • Middle English: enen, einde, enyen, enyn
        • English: ean
        • Scots: eenie
    • Old Frisian: *ānia
      • ⇒ Saterland Frisian: bejänne
      • West Frisian: eandsje, inje, (antsje?)
    • Old Saxon: *ōnon
      • Middle Low German: *ônen
        • → North Frisian: oone (Hallig)[1]
    • Old Dutch: *ōnon
      • Middle Dutch: *ônen
        • Dutch: onen (dialectal)
  • Proto-Norse:
    • Old Norse: *auna
      • Old Swedish: öna
        • Swedish: öna (dialectal, < *aunijaną?)
      • Gutnish: åina[1]

References
  1. Patrick V. Stiles (2018 February) “Of Lambkins And Piglets In Old English And Beyond”, in Transactions of the Philological Society, volume 116, →DOI
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