Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᚨᛁᚦᚨᛉ

This Proto-Norse 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-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aiþaz (“oath”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óytos (“oath”).

Noun

*ᚨᛁᚦᚨᛉ (*aiþaʀ) m

1. oath

Derived terms

• ᚨᛁᚦᚨᛚᚨᛏᚨᛉ (aiþalātaz)

Descendants

• Old Norse: eiðr
  • Icelandic: eiður
  • Faroese: eiður
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eid
  • Old Swedish: ēþer
    • Swedish: ed
  • Old Danish: ēþ, eth
    • Danish: ed
      • Norwegian Bokmål: ed
  • Old Gutnish: aiþr
    • Gutnish: aid