Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/awǭ

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂eh₂, from *h₂éwh₂os (grandfather) + *-eh₂ (feminine suffix), or equivalent to *awô +‎ *-ǭ.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*awǭ f[1]

  1. (East Germanic) grandmother
    Synonym: *ammǭ

Inflection edit

ōn-stemDeclension of *awǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *awǭ *awōniz
vocative *awǭ *awōniz
accusative *awōnų *awōnunz
genitive *awōniz *awōnǫ̂
dative *awōni *awōmaz
instrumental *awōnē *awōmiz

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Gothic: 𐌰𐍅𐍉 (awō)

References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*awa/ōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 44