Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aiþį̄

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

1) Nursery word; compare Basque aita (father).

2) From Proto-Indo-European. Compare Proto-Indo-Aryan *āyiH (“mother”), whence Marathi आई (āī, “mother”), Assamese আই (ai, “mother”)

Noun

*aiþį̄ f

1. mother

   Synonyms: *ammǭ, *mōdēr, *mōmǭ

Inflection

īn-stemDeclension of *aiþį̄ (īn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*aiþį̄	*aiþīniz
vocative	*aiþį̄	*aiþīniz
accusative	*aiþīnų	*aiþīnunz
genitive	*aiþīniz	*aiþīnǫ̂
dative	*aiþīni	*aiþīmaz
instrumental	*aiþīnē	*aiþīmiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *aiþī
  • Old High German: *eidī
    • Middle High German: eide
    • ⇒ Old High German: fuotareidī
• Old Norse: eiða
  • Icelandic: eiða
• Gothic: 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌴𐌹 (aiþei)
• → Proto-Finnic: *äitei (see there for further descendants)