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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/eutaz
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Of uncertain and disputed origin, the name has been connected to several different Germanic names and words, such as Old Norse jǫtunn (“jotun”), Old English eoten (“monster, giant”), Old Saxon Eucii, and Proto-Germanic *gautaz (“Geat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeu̯.tɑz/
Noun
*eutaz m
- Jute
Inflection
masculine a-stemDeclension of *eutaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *eutaz | *eutōz, *eutōs | |
vocative | *eut | *eutōz, *eutōs | |
accusative | *eutą | *eutanz | |
genitive | *eutas, *iutis | *eutǫ̂ | |
dative | *iutai | *eutamaz | |
instrumental | *eutō | *eutamiz |
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *eut
- Old English: Ēotas (plural)
- German: Jüte
- Old Norse: jótar (plural)
- Icelandic: Jóti
- Faroese: júti
- Norwegian Nynorsk: jute
- Old Danish: iutæ
- Danish: jyde
- Norwegian Bokmål: jyde
- → Norwegian Nynorsk: jyde
- Danish: jyde
- Old Swedish: iūte
- Swedish: jute (pl. jutar)
- → Latin: Iutae, Iutī (both plural)
- → English: Jute
- → Dutch: Juut
Further reading
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
- Stenton, Frank M. (1971). Anglo-Saxon England, 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.