Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/etun

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 Proto-Germanic *etunaz.

Noun

*etun m

1. (North Sea Germanic) giant, monster

   Synonyms: *anti, *risi, *þuris

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*etun
Genitive	*etunas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*etun	*etunō, *etunōs
Accusative	*etun	*etunā
Genitive	*etunas	*etunō
Dative	*etunē	*etunum
Instrumental	*etunu	*etunum

Descendants

• Old English: eoten, eten
  • Middle English: eten, eotend, eatant, yoten, geten
    • English: etten, ettin, eaton
    • Scots: etin, etyn, eattin, yetin
• Old Saxon: *etun, *etinna
  • Middle Low German: eteninne