Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/anhtō

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 Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk-, *h₂enḱ- (“fate, destiny”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ̃ːx.tɔː/

Noun

*anhtō f

1. persecution

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *anhtō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*anhtō	*anhtôz
vocative	*anhtō	*anhtôz
accusative	*anhtǭ	*anhtōz
genitive	*anhtōz	*anhtǫ̂
dative	*anhtōi	*anhtōmaz
instrumental	*anhtō	*anhtōmiz

Derived terms

• *anhtijaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *ą̄htu
  • Old English: ōht
  • Old Frisian: achte, acht
  • Old Saxon: *āhta, ōht
    • Middle Low German: achte
      • Low German: Acht
      • → Norwegian Bokmål: akt
  • Old Dutch: *āhta
    • Middle Dutch: achte
      • Dutch: acht
  • Old High German: āhta
    • Middle High German: āhte, ǣhte
      • German: Acht