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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/atalaz

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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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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Possibly from Pre-Germanic/Proto-Indo-European *h₃édolos, from the root *h₃ed- (to hate); related to *atjaną.[1]

Adjective

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*atalaz

  1. fierce
  2. terrible, loathsome
  3. hideous

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Old English: atol
    • Middle English: ātel
  • Old Norse: atall, ǫtull

References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*atjan- 1”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 39