Germanic etymology : Query result

Proto-Germanic: *abniz, *a[f]nia-n, *abnian- vb., *ōbōn, -ēn, *ōbian-; *u[f]a-n, *u[f]ra-n; *ō[f]ōn; *úfjōn

Meaning: material; to execute

Gothic: ufjō f. ~ n. (n) `superfluity'?, adv.?

Old Norse: ōfa f. `Übermut ?, Streitbarkeit ?'; ȫf-r `wild, rasend', efna (efndi) `ausführen, leisten, helfen', efni n. `Stoff, Material; Grund, Ursache'; of n., ofr n. `grosse Menge'

Norwegian: öva `aufhetzen', emna `leisten', emne `Material'

Swedish: ämna `beabsichtigen', ämne `Material'

Old Danish: evne `Material', öve `plagen'

Old English: efnan (-ede, -de; -ed) `to perform, execute, labour, achieve', and-efn, -es n. ``equality, proportion, measure, amount', land-efne, -es n. `amount of landed property'

Old Frisian: ōfnia, ōvonia, ōvenia `beoefenen, uitvoeren'

Old Saxon: ōvian `feiern', ungiōvid `ungepflegt, vernachlässigt'; land-ōvo `inwoner'

Middle Dutch: oefenen `oefenen, beoefenen, bewerlen, eer bewijzen (aan een god), verzogern, gebruiken', limb. oeven `beoefenen'

Dutch: oefenen

Middle Low German: ōven `(be)treiben, bearbeiten, bauen, pflegen, ehren', ōfnen, ōffenen, ōfenen, ōvenen `beoefenen, vereren'

Old High German: ebanōn `ausführen'; uobo m. `Landbebauer' (um 900), lant-uobo `Bauer' m. (um 900); uoben `Landbau üben, (aus)üben, verrichten, treiben, verehren' (9.Jh.); uoba f. `Feier' (13.Jh.)

Middle High German: ëbenen wk. refl. 'in ordnung bringen, einen streit beilegen; sich rüsten, anschicken'; uop (-b-) st. m. `Landbau; Treiben, Handlungsweide; Gebrauch, Übung, Sitte'; üeben, uoben wk., md. ūben, ndrh. ūven tr. 'als landsmann bauen, kultivieren; verehren, anbeten; ins werk setzen', abs. 'siene kräfte gebrauchen, sich tätig erweisen'

German: üben

Proto-Germanic: *abra-

Meaning: great, very

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: abr-s (a) `great', adv. abraba `very', *bi-abrjan wk. `be astonished'

Old Norse: afar- `besonders, sehr'

Proto-Germanic: *adas-an- m.

Meaning: axe

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old English: adesa, adosa 'Axt, Beil'

Proto-Germanic: *afala-z, -n, *áfal-ō- vb.

Meaning: power

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: afla `ausführen, ausrichten, erwerben'; afl n. `Kraft, Macht; Stimmenmehrkeit'; afli n. `Stärke, Macht, rtrag, Vorrat, Baumfrüchte', afl m. `Esse', efla `stärken, ausführen, vermögen '

Norwegian: dial. avl `Kraft'

Old Swedish: afl `Kraft'

Swedish: avel `Kraft'

Old English: afol, -es n. `power'

Old Saxon: aval `Kraft'

Old High German: afalōn `zuwege bringen, arbeiten'

Middle High German: afel st. m. 'die eiternde materie in den geschwüren; entzündete stelle überhaupt'

Proto-Germanic: *áfa; *fana-, *funa-

Meaning: praep./part. 'from'

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: af (prf., praep.) 'von, von-weg, von-her',

Old Norse: af adv., praep.; OIsl au-virδi n. 'verächtliche Person'

Old English: äf, of

Old Frisian: fɔn 'von',

Old Saxon: af; fana, fan,

Dutch: van

Old High German: aba, ab- 'von, von--weg'; abo; fona, fon 'von'

German: von

Proto-Germanic: *agíɵō, *agjan- vb.

Meaning: rake, harrow

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old English: egeɵe, egɵe `a rake, harrow', ecgan, prt. egede `to harrow'

Old Saxon: egitha `Egge', eggian `eggen'

Middle Dutch: eghe; eghede

Dutch: eg, egge, eegde; eggen vb.

Middle Low German: ēgede, eyde; egen wk.

Old High German: egida (8.Jh.) `Ege'; eggen (10. Jh.) `eggen'

Middle High German: ɛgede, eide wk. f. 'egge'; ɛggen, ɛgen wk. `eggen'

German: Egge f. (seit 15.Jh. < Verb), eggen schw. v.

Proto-Germanic: *agiz-; *agēn; *ōg=

Meaning: fear, frighten

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: agis, gen. agisis n. (a) `fear, terror'; *agan: un-agands `sich nicht fürchtend'; af-agjan wk. `move, frighten', us-agjan `frighten', *in-agjan `censure'; *ōgan prs.-prt. `fear'; ōgjan wk. `frighten'

Old Norse: agi m. `Schrecken, Unfriede; Furcht; Züchtigung; Seegang'; ōa-st wk. `sich fürchten'; ōgn f. `Schrecken; Drohung, Streit', ōtti n.`Furcht'

Norwegian: age; oa-st; ogn

Old Swedish: aghi; ogn

Swedish: aga; dial. oa

Old Danish: oe sig om for `auf etwas Acht geben'

Danish: ave

Old English: ege (äge, eige), -es m. `fear, terror, dread, awe'; egesa (egsa, ägsa), -an m. `fear, terror, dread', ōga, -an m. `the feeling which is excited in a person (terror, dread, horror, great fear); the exciting cause of suca a feeling'

English: awe

Old High German: egis-līh `schrecklich', egi sōn `erschrecken'; agiso, egiso m., egisa f. `Schrecken, Schreckgestalt'; egī

Middle High German: ɛge st. f., m. `Furcht, Schrecken'; ɛgeslīch 'schrecklich, furchtbar', ɛgesvar 'schrecklich gefärbt'

Proto-Germanic: *agjō, *agja-n; *agi=; *ug=

Meaning: edge

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: egg f. `Ecke, Shneide'; Nerm > Finn agja;

Norwegian: dial. agge `Zacke, Zahn, Spitze'; dial. ugg `Dorn, Stachel, Pike, Ängstigung', ugge `Flosse' (плавник)

Swedish: egg

Danish: egg, eg

Old English: ecg, -e f. `an edge, a sharpness, blade, sword'

English: edge

Old Frisian: egge, eg `scherpe kant, zwaard, hoek, partij'

Old Saxon: eggia `Schneide, Kante'

Middle Dutch: egghe `Schneide, Kante'

Dutch: eg, egge f.

Old High German: egga (um 1000), { ekka } `Spitze, Kante, Schwertschneide'

Middle High German: ɛcke, ɛgge st./wk. f., st. n. 'schneide einer waffe; spitze; ecke, kante, winkel'

German: Ecke f., Eck n. `Spitze, Kante, Winkel'

Proto-Germanic: *agli-, *aglu-

Meaning: hateful, to offend

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: agl-s (a) `disgraceful'; *agljan wk. `harm'; aglu-s (ü) `difficult'

Norwegian: egla wk. `molest, offend'

Old English: eg(e)le `troublesome, hateful, loathsome, horrid', eglian (eglan, elan) (-ode/-ade; -od/-ad) tr. impers. `to trouble, pain, grieve'

Middle Low German: egelen `Gram verursachen'

Proto-Germanic: *agl=

Meaning: troublesome, hateful, usw.

Gothic: agl-s `aiskhrós, schimpflich', aglō `Drangsal', us-agljan `bedrängen, plagen', aglus, adv. agluba `dǘskolos, düskólōs, schwierig'

Old English: egle `troublesome, hateful, loathsome, horrid', eglian (eglan, elan), prt. -ode, -ade, ptc. -od, -ad `to trouble, pain, grieve' `Schmerz zufügen'

English: ail `schmerzlich empfunden werden'

Middle Low German: egelen (Gram.) `verursachen'

Proto-Germanic: *agú-z; *augu-z; *augVra-z; *ugVra-z; *agila-z

Meaning: a fish

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: ɔg-r m. `Flussbarsch', NIsl ögur m. `Rotbarsch'; aug-r m.; augur-r m. `Rotbarsch'

Norwegian: auger; uver, uer

Old Swedish: agh-borre

Middle High German: { ag `Barsch' }; { egle, eglinc }

German: schweiz. egel, demin. egli

Proto-Germanic: *ag(w)i-ɵaxsiō(n) (*ɵaxsu-z `badger')

Meaning: lizard

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old English: āɵexe, -an f. `lizard, newt'

Old Saxon: egithassa, ewidehsa

Middle Dutch: eghedisse, haghetisse

Dutch: hagedis f.

Middle Low German: gedisse, 65 egidesse

Old High German: egidehsa, ewidehsa (8.Jh.),

Middle High German: egedëhse, eidëhse st./wk. f. 'eidechse'

German: Eidechse

Comments: *ɵaxsu-z: Norw svin-toks `Dachs'

Proto-Germanic: *a(g)wnōn-, *a(g)wnian- vb.

Meaning: to yean

IE etymology: IE etymology

Swedish: gotl. ōna, dial. vara i ōn `drachtig zijn'

Old English: ēanian (ēanigan) (ēanode; ēanod) `yean, bring forth as a ewe', ge-ēan adj. `yeaning'

English: yean `of a ewe, bring forth' < *ge-ēanian

East Frisian: Fris eandsje, inje `lammen'

Dutch: dial. onen `lammeren werpen', dial. oonschap `schaap dat moet lammeren'

Proto-Germanic: *a(g)wṓ; *áxwō; *ō(g)wjá-z; *a(g)wjṓ

Meaning: river, waters

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: ahʷa f. (ō) `river, waters'

Old Norse: ō f. Name eines Gehöftes, ON; ā f. `Fluss'; ǟgir `Meer, Gott des Meeres'; ey, gen. eyjar f. `Insel'

Old Swedish: ā `Fluss'; (run.) auiu `Insel'

Swedish: ö `Insel'

Old Danish: ā `Fluss'

Danish: ɔ `Fluss'; ö `Insel'

Old English: ēa (ǟ) f. `running water, a stream, river, water'; ǟg-weard `sea-ward, sea-guard or guardianship'; eagor `Meer, Flut'; ēg, -e f. `water, sea', īg, -e f. `Insel'

Old Frisian: ā, ē `Flus'

Old Saxon: aha `Fluss'; oi-land `Insel'

Middle Dutch: ei-land `Insel'

Dutch: a, aa f., m. naam voor kleine riviertjes en beekjes

Middle Low German: ō, ōge, ōch, ouwe, ou `Waaser(lauf), Insel (im Fluss), feuchtes Wiesenland' , LFrank ei-land; oog `Insel'

Old High German: aha f. `Fluss'; ouwa (10.Jh.), -awa `Wasser, Strom'; `Halbinsel im Flusse, wesserriches Wieseland'

Middle High German: ahe st. f. 'fluss, wasser'; ouwe, owe st. f. 'wasser, strom; von wasser umflossenes land, insel od. halbinsel'

German: { Ache }; Aue, Au f.

Comments: Far ǟgi `Meer'

Proto-Germanic: *aibra-; *aibra-n; *aibrī

Meaning: sharp, bitter, vehement, dire

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old English: āfor adj. `vehement, dire, hateful, rough, austere'

Old High German: eibar, eivar 'scharf, bitter, widerwärtig, heftig' (8.Jh.); eivar n. `Bitteres, Erbitterung' (um 1000); eivarī f. `Bitterkeit, Erbitterung' (um 1000)

German: Eifer m.; nsächs., fachsprächl. eifer 'bitter, scharf'

Proto-Germanic: *aida-z, *áisōn, *ísōn, *aistō; *aidla-z

Meaning: flame, spark

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: eisa f. `glühende Asche, Feuer'; eld-r m. `Feuer'

Norwegian: dial. eisa `Feuerställe'; dial. e(i)ld, e(i)ll

Swedish: ässja, dial. ajsa `Herdfeuer'; eld `Flamme', dial. äild

Danish: esse `Esse'

Old English: ād, -es m. `funeral pile, pile, heap'; āst, -e `kiln'

English: oast `Hopfendarre'

Old Saxon: ēd `vuur, brandstapel'

Middle Dutch: eest(e), ēst(e)

Dutch: eest m. `droogoven'

Middle Low German: eiste; ēse f. `Esse, Feuerherd'

Old High German: eit m. `Glut, Scheiterhaufen'; essa `Brandstätte, Schmelzofen' (9.Jh.)

Middle High German: eit (-t-) st. m. 'feuer, ofen'; esse st. f. `esse, feuerherd'

German: Esse f.

Proto-Germanic: *aigVn=, *áixVn=

Meaning: grain, sprout

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: eigin n. `eben hervorgesprosster Saatkeim'

Norwegian: eigind

Swedish: dial. eien, äje, ägel, äjel m.

Middle Low German: īne `Granne'

Proto-Germanic: *aik=

Meaning: excited

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: eikinn `gewaltsam, wütend, rasend', NIsl `unverträglich (von Rindern)'

Norwegian: eikja, eikla `unafhörlich mit Angriffen, Widersprüchen, Behauptungen plagen', eikjen `steitsüchtig'

Old English: ācol (ācul, ācl) `excited, excited by fear, frightened, terrified, trembling''

Proto-Germanic: *aikō, *aikila-z

Meaning: oak

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: eik f. `Eiche; Schiff (poet.)'

Norwegian: eik

Swedish: ek f. `Eiche'

Danish: eg

Old English: āc (ǟc), -e f. `oak'

English: oak

Old Frisian: ēk

Old Saxon: ēk f. `Eiche'

Middle Dutch: eike, ēke f. `Eiche'; eikel, ēkel m. `Eichel'

Dutch: eik m. `Eiche', eek `eikenschors'; eikel m. `Eichel'

Middle Low German: ēk f./m., ēke f. `Eiche'; ēkel `Eichel'

Old High German: eih, eihha (8.Jh.) f. `Eiche'; eihhila (9.Jh.) `Eichel'

Middle High German: eich, eiche st. f. `Eiche'; eichel wk. f. `Eichel'

German: Eiche, Eichel

Proto-Germanic: *ailō, *ailōn

Meaning: ditch

IE etymology: IE etymology

Norwegian: dial. eil f. rinnenförmige Vertiefung

Swedish: dial. ela rinnenförmige Vertiefung