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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aihtēr

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*aihtēr m

  1. owner, possessor

Inflection

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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

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

  • Proto-Samic: *ājttërë

Further reading

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  • 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]‎[1] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 96