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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/eutaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

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

  1. Jute

Inflection
masculine a-stemDeclension of *eutaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *eutaz *eutōz, *eutōs
vocative *eut *eutōz, *eutōs
accusative *eutą *eutanz
genitive *eutas, *iutis *eutǫ̂
dative *iutai *eutamaz
instrumental *eutō *eutamiz

Descendants
  • Old English: Ēotas (plural)
  • German: Jüte, Jütin
  • Old Norse: jótar (plural)
  • 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.
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