< Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/eh
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out”). Cognates include Latin ex and Ancient Greek ἐξ (ex).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ex/
Particle
*eh
- but, except
Derived terms
- *ehþau
Descendants
There are no direct attestations of this word, but its existence is needed to explain Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌿 (aiþþau, “or”)