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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/etulaz

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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 *etaną (to eat) +‎ *-ulaz.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*etulaz[1]

  1. consuming
  2. gluttonous

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *etul
    • Old English: etol
    • Old High German: *ezzal
  • Old Norse: etall

References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*etulaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 86