Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aunōną

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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

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Etymology

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From earlier *ak(w)nōną, although influenced in form by *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (lamb). Cognate with Latin agnus (lamb), Ancient Greek ἀμνός (amnós, lamb), Old Irish úan (lamb), Old Church Slavonic агнѧ (agnę, lamb).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯.nɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*aunōną

  1. to lamb, yean

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Patrick V. Stiles (2018 February) “Of Lambkins And Piglets In Old English And Beyond”, in Transactions of the Philological Society, volume 116, →DOI