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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *āt-
Meaning: quick
Tokharian: ? A atär, B etär 'Held'
Baltic: *āt-u-, *at-r-u-, *ā̂t-r-u adj. (1)
Germanic: *ēd-r-a- adj.
Russ. meaning: быстрый
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *āt-u-, *at-r-u-, *ā̂t-r-u adj. (1)
Meaning: quick, swift
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: átru- dial. `schnell, heftig, aufbrausend', ōtrù- 'lebhaft, feurig, temperamentvoll, gierig (beim Fressen und Trinken)', ōtù- `eilfertig, behend, Eile habend, dringend', adv. ōtu `schnell'
Lettish: ãtr-s `schnell, rasch, heftig, hitzig'
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *ēdra-
Meaning: quick, early
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old English: ǟdre adv. `quickly, promptly, at once, forthwith'
Old Frisian: ēdre `zeitig, früh'
Old Saxon: ādro `zeitig, früh',
Old High German: ātar `acer, sagax, celer'
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 527
Root: ētro-
English meaning: hurried, swift
German meaning: `rasch, heftig'?
Material: Ahd. ātar (*ētró-) `аcеr, sagax, celer', ags. ǣdre `sofort, gänzlich', afries. ēdre, as. ādro ds., aisl. āðr `früh, vorher' stellt man (im Ablaut) zu lett. ãtrs `rasch, heftig, hitzig' (*ātro-), lit. dial. otu `schnell', lett. ãtri Adv. ds., ãtrumã `in der Eile, in der Hitze'; nordlit. ãtrus `heftig, hitzig, jähzornig', ātrē(i) Adv. ds. und `schnell' könnte aus dem Lett. entlehnt sein.

    Der angebliche Ablaut ē : ā ist jedoch hochst unsicher; auch der Vokalismus des toch. A atär, В etär `Held', falls dazugehörig, ist unklar; vgl. Van Windekens Lexique 23; die balt. Formen könnten überdies zu āt(e)r- `Feuer' (oben S. 69) gehören.

References: WP. I 118, Trautmann 203, Mühlenbach-Endzelin Lett.-D. Wb. I 245.
Pages: 345
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