Etymograph

English

aett

Aett comes from Old Norse ætt ‘quarter of the heaven, direction’, from Proto-Germanic *aihtiz ‘possession, property’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyḱ-tis.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éyḱ-tis‘to appropriate, possess’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*aihtiz‘possession, property’reconstructed
  3. Old Norsec. 800–1350ætt‘quarter of the heaven, direction’
  4. Englishearliest quotation 1998aett

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éyḱ-tis‘to appropriate, possess’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*aihtiz‘possession, property’reconstructed
  3. Old Norsec. 800–1350ætt‘quarter of the heaven, direction’
  4. Englishearliest quotation 1998aett

Earliest quotation: 1998, The Norse Tradition a beginners guide, Pete Jennings: “The runic futhark is usually divided into three aetts.”

Linked words

through Proto-Germanic *aihtiz ‘possession, property’

freight, ight

Today it means

noun A division of the runic alphabet containing eight runes.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyḱ-tis / aett

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