Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/anadô

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 *h₂enh₁-dʰō, from *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe, blow”); compare *ananą. Related to Latin anima (“breath, spirit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.nɑ.ðɔːː/

Noun

*anadô m

1. breath
2. spirit
3. zeal

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *anadô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*anadô	*anadaniz
vocative	*anadô	*anadaniz
accusative	*anadanų	*anadanunz
genitive	*anadiniz	*anadanǫ̂
dative	*anadini	*anadammaz
instrumental	*anadinē	*anadammiz

Derived terms

• *anadōną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *anadō
  • Old English: anda, onda
    • Middle English: ande, onde, yond
      • English: ande, onde, and
      • Scots: and, ande, aind, aynd
  • Old Frisian: omma, andema, ondema
    • Saterland Frisian: Omme
    • West Frisian: amme
  • Old Saxon: ando
    • Middle Low German: ande
  • Old Dutch: ando
    • Middle Dutch: ande
  • Old High German: anto, ando, anado
    • Middle High German: ande
      • German: Ahnd, And
• Old Norse: andi
  • Icelandic: andi
  • Faroese: andi
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ande, ånd
  • Old Swedish: ande
    • Swedish: ande, anda
  • Danish: ånde, ånd
    • Norwegian Bokmål: ånde