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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/etulaz

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 *etaną (to eat) + *-ulaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈe.tu.lɑz/

Adjective

*etulaz[1]

  1. consuming
  2. gluttonous

Inflection


Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *etul
    • Old English: etol
    • Old High German: *ezzal
      • Old High German: filuezzal
  • Old Norse: etall

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*etulaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 86
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