Appendix:Proto-Germanic/awjō

This entry contains Proto-Germanic reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From earlier *agwjō, related to *ahwō.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɑu̯.jɔː/

Noun

*awjō f

1. island

Declension

Declension of *awjō (ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*awjō	*awjôz
Vocative	*awjō	*awjôz
Accusative	*awjǭ	*awjōz
Genitive	*awjōz	*awjǫ̂
Dative	*awjōi	*awjōmaz
Instrumental	*awjō	*awjōmiz

Derived terms

• *Batawjō (“Batavia”)
• *Skaþinawjō (“Scandia”)

Related terms

• *ahwō

Descendants

• Old English: īg, īeg
  • English: ait (in compound: island)
• Old Saxon
  • Middle Low German: ō
• Old Dutch: ōi, *owe
  • Middle Dutch: ooy, ouwe
    • Dutch: ooibos, landouw
• Old High German: ouwa
  • German: Au, Aue
• Old Norse: ey
  • English: -ey, -ay (in place names)
  • Icelandic: ey
  • Faroese: oyggj, oy
  • Norwegian: øy
  • Swedish: ö
  • Danish: ø