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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/etun
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *etunaz.
Noun
*etun m
- (North Sea Germanic) giant, monster
- Synonyms: *anti, *risi, *þuris
Inflection
Masculine a-stem | ||
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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
- Middle English: eten, eotend, eatant, yoten, geten
- English: etten, ettin, eaton
- Scots: etin, etyn, eattin, yetin
- Middle English: eten, eotend, eatant, yoten, geten
- Old Saxon: *etun, *etinna
- Middle Low German: eteninne