Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ainakjǭ

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 *ainagaz +‎ *-kjǭ. Compare Old Norse einka (“separate; special; peculiar”), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌻𐍃 (ainakls, “individual; single; lonesome”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯.nɑ.kjɔ̃ː/

Noun

*ainakjǭ f

1. widow

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *ainakjǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*ainakjǭ	*ainakjōniz
vocative	*ainakjǭ	*ainakjōniz
accusative	*ainakjōnų	*ainakjōnunz
genitive	*ainakjōniz	*ainakjōnǫ̂
dative	*ainakjōni	*ainakjōmaz
instrumental	*ainakjōnē	*ainakjōmiz

Descendants

• Old Norse: ekkja, ęnkja — Old East Norse
  • Icelandic: ekkja
  • Faroese: ekkja
  • Old Danish: ænkia
    • Danish: enke
    • Faroese: einkja
    • Norwegian Bokmål: enke
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: enke, enkje
  • Old Swedish: ænkia
    • Elfdalian: aintja
    • Swedish: änka