Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aunōną

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 earlier *ak(w)nōną, although influenced in form by *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”). Cognate with Latin agnus (“lamb”), Ancient Greek ἀμνός (amnós, “lamb”), Old Irish úan (“lamb”), Old Church Slavonic агнѧ (agnę, “lamb”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯.nɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*aunōną

1. to lamb, yean

Inflection

Conjugation of *aunōną (weak class 2)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*aunō	*aunǭ	—	*aunōi	?
2nd singular	*aunōsi	*aunōs	*aunō	*aunōsai	*aunōsau
3rd singular	*aunōþi	*aunō	*aunōþau	*aunōþai	*aunōþau
1st dual	*aunōs	*aunōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*aunōþiz	*aunōþiz	*aunōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*aunōmaz	*aunōm	—	*aunōnþai	*aunōnþau
2nd plural	*aunōþ	*aunōþ	*aunōþ	*aunōnþai	*aunōnþau
3rd plural	*aunōnþi	*aunōn	*aunōnþau	*aunōnþai	*aunōnþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*aunōdǭ	*aunōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*aunōdēz	*aunōdēdīz
3rd singular	*aunōdē	*aunōdēdī
1st dual	*aunōdēdū	*aunōdēdīw
2nd dual	*aunōdēdudiz	*aunōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*aunōdēdum	*aunōdēdīm
2nd plural	*aunōdēdud	*aunōdēdīd
3rd plural	*aunōdēdun	*aunōdēdīn
	present	past
participles	*aunōndz	*aunōdaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *aunōn
  • Old English: ēanian
    • Middle English: enen, einde, enyen, enyn
      • English: ean
      • Scots: eenie
  • Old Frisian: *ānia
    • ⇒ Saterland Frisian: bejänne
    • West Frisian: eandsje, inje, (antsje?)
  • Old Saxon: *ōnon
    • Middle Low German: *ônen
      • → North Frisian: oone (Hallig)
  • Old Dutch: *ōnon
    • Middle Dutch: *ônen
      • Dutch: onen (dialectal)
• Proto-Norse:
  • Old Norse: *auna
    • Old Swedish: öna
      • Swedish: öna (dialectal, < *aunijaną?)
    • Gutnish: åina