eldertongue

Old English · noun

heaþor

Part of speech
noun, neuter
IPA
/ˈxæ͜ɑ.θor/
[ˈhæ͜ɑ.ðor]
Syllables
ˈxæ͜ɑ · θor (2 syllables)

Meaning

  1. a restraint

  2. confinement

Etymology

Pokorny derives it from Proto-Indo-European *kot- (“dwelling space”), comparing words such as Proto-Germanic *kutą (“shed, hut, stall”), Old Norse kytja (“small cottage”), Ancient Greek κοτύλη (kotúlē, “cup, pint”); however, the relation and origin of all of these words is unclear. Also compare the cognates listed at Proto-Slavic *kotьcь (“cottage, paddock”).

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