aintja

Elfdalian

noun

Definitions

widow

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse ekkja (widow) derived from Proto-Germanic *ainakjǭ.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*ainakjǭ

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*ainakjǭ Proto-Germanic
änka Swedish
änkling Swedish
enke Norwegian Nynorsk
ekkja Old Norse
enke Danish
ekkja Icelandic
ekkja Faroese
ænkia Old Swedish
aaintj Westrobothnian
ænkia Old Danish