Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aihtēr

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 *aiganą + reflex of Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr. Compare Sanskrit ईशितृ (īśitṛ, “owner, proprietor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯x.tɛːr/

Noun

*aihtēr m

1. owner, possessor

Inflection

r-stemDeclension of *aihtēr (r-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*aihtēr	*aihtriz
vocative	*aihter	*aihtriz
accusative	*aihterų	*aihtrunz
genitive	*aihturz	*aihtrǫ̂
dative	*aihtri	*aihtrumaz
instrumental	*aihtrē	*aihtrumiz

Descendants

The word is not attested in any Germanic language, but is attested in Western Samic as a loanword.

• → Proto-Samic: *ājttërë
  • Southern Sami: aajtere
  • Ume Sami: ájttare
  • Lule Sami: ájtar
  • Northern Sami: áittar

Further reading

• J. A. Friis, 1887, Ordbog over det lappiske sprog: med latinsk og norsk forklaring: samt en oversigt over sprogets grammatik., Christiania, Jacob Dybwad
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 96