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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/eh

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 Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out”). Cognates include Latin ex and Ancient Greek ἐξ (ex).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ex/

Particle

*eh

  1. but, except

Derived terms

Descendants

There are no direct attestations of this word, but its existence is needed to explain Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌿 (aiþþau, “or”)

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