Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/anþiją

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 Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (“forehead”). Related to Latin antiae (“forelocks”), Old Irish étan (“forehead”). Compare *andijaz (“end”) and *umbi (“around”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑn.θi.jɑ̃/

Noun

*anþiją n

1. forehead

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *anþiją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*anþiją	*anþijō
vocative	*anþiją	*anþijō
accusative	*anþiją	*anþijō
genitive	*anþijas, *anþīs	*anþijǫ̂
dative	*anþijai	*anþijamaz
instrumental	*anþijō	*anþijamiz

Descendants

• Old High German: andi, endi
  • Cimbrian: énne
• Old Norse: enni
  • Icelandic: enni
  • Faroese: enni
  • Norwegian: enne
  • Elfdalian: enne
  • Old Swedish: ænne
    • Swedish: änne (dialectal, archaic)
• →? Proto-Finnic: *oncca (see there for further descendants)

References

Further reading

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)