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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/anadô

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 *h₂enh₁-dʰō, from *h₂enh₁- (to breathe, blow); compare *ananą. Related to Latin anima (breath, spirit).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑ.nɑ.ðɔːː/

Noun

*anadô m[1]

  1. breath
  2. spirit
  3. zeal

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *anadô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *anadô *anadaniz
vocative *anadô *anadaniz
accusative *anadanų *anadanunz
genitive *anadiniz *anadanǫ̂
dative *anadini *anadammaz
instrumental *anadinē *anadammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*anadan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 26
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