ON. anu n. “a male (person or animal)”

ON. anu n. “a male (person or animal)”

Reference ✧ Ety/ƷAN ✧ “a male (of Men or Elves), male animal”

Cognates

• Ilk. ganu “male (person or animal)” ✧ Ety/ƷAN
• ᴹQ. hanu “male, man (of Men or Elves), male animal” ✧ Ety/ƷAN
• N. anw “male (person or animal)” ✧ Ety/ƷAN

Derivations

• < ᴹ√ƷAN “male” ✧ Ety/ƷAN

Derivatives

• > N. anw “male (person or animal)” ✧ Ety/ƷAN
  • ⇒ ᴺS. ^anwas “manhood, *manliness, masculinity”
    • ⇒ ᴺS. ^anwathren “manly, masculine”

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√ƷAN > anu

[ɣanū] > [anū] > [anu]

✧ Ety/ƷAN