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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/agiþā

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *agiþō.

Noun

*agiþā f[1]

  1. rake
    Synonym: *raku
  2. harrow
    Synonym: *falh

Inflection
ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *agiþā
Genitive *agiþōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *agiþā *agiþōn
Accusative *agiþōn *agiþōn
Genitive *agiþōn *agiþōnō
Dative *agiþōn *agiþōm, *agiþum
Instrumental *agiþōn *agiþōm, *agiþum

Descendants
  • Old English: eġeþe
    • Middle English: eythe
  • Old Frisian: eide
  • Old Saxon: egitha
  • Old Dutch: *egitha
    • Middle Dutch: ēgede, ēegde
  • Old High German: egida
    • Middle High German: egede, egde

References
  1. Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 237: “PWGmc *agiþā”
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