Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/anô

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 *h₂en- (“ancestor”). Cognate with Latin anus (“old woman”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.nɔːː/

Noun

*anô m

(male) ancestor; forefather

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *anô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*anô	*ananiz
vocative	*anô	*ananiz
accusative	*ananų	*ananunz
genitive	*aniniz	*ananǫ̂
dative	*anini	*anammaz
instrumental	*aninē	*anammiz

Derived terms

*anilô

Related terms

*anǭ
*anuz

Descendants

Old High German: ano
- Middle High German: ane, an; (ene (< *anuz))
  - Alemannic German: Äni
  - German: Ahn, Ahne
  - → Danish: ane
Proto-Norse: *ᚨᚾᚢ (*anu)
- >? Old Norse: ái (alternatively from Proto-Germanic *awô)
  - Icelandic: ái

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