Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ainōdī

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *ain (“one, only”) +‎ *-ōdī.

Noun

*ainōdī n

1. wasteland, desert

   Synonyms: *haiþi, *wōstini

2. loneliness, abandonment

Inflection

Neuter ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*ainōdī
Genitive	*ainōdijas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*ainōdī	*ainōdiju
Accusative	*ainōdī	*ainōdiju
Genitive	*ainōdijas	*ainōdijō
Dative	*ainōdijē	*ainōdijum
Instrumental	*ainōdiju	*ainōdijum

Descendants

• Old English: ānad, ānæd
• Old Saxon: ēnōdi
  • Middle Low German: ēnȫde, einȫde
• Old Dutch: einōdi, ēnōdi
  • Middle Dutch: eenode
• Old High German: einōti, einōdi
  • Middle High German: einœte, einœde, einōte, einode, einōde
    • German: Einöde