Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aiw
Proto-West Germanic edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Germanic *aiwaz.
Noun edit
*aiw m
Inflection edit
Masculine a-stem | ||
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Singular | ||
Nominative | *aiw | |
Genitive | *aiwas | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *aiw | *aiwō, *aiwōs |
Accusative | *aiw | *aiwā |
Genitive | *aiwas | *aiwō |
Dative | *aiwē | *aiwum |
Instrumental | *aiwu | *aiwum |
Derived terms edit
Alternative forms edit
Descendants edit
- ⇒ Old English: āwa, ā (adverb)
- Old Frisian: ēwa; ēwe, ē
- Old Saxon: ēo, ēu, ē (also adverb)
- Old Dutch: ēwa
- Old High German: ēwa, ēo, ēa
Etymology 2 edit
Uncertain; probably from *aiw (“long time, age, eternity”), compare the semantics of cognates Latin iūs (“law”), Proto-Brythonic *jʉð (“judge”).[1]
Noun edit
*aiw m
Inflection edit
Masculine a-stem | ||
---|---|---|
Singular | ||
Nominative | *aiw | |
Genitive | *aiwas | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *aiw | *aiwō, *aiwōs |
Accusative | *aiw | *aiwā |
Genitive | *aiwas | *aiwō |
Dative | *aiwē | *aiwum |
Instrumental | *aiwu | *aiwum |
Alternative reconstructions edit
- *aiwu f
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Old English: ǣw m, ǣ f
- Old Frisian: ēwe, ē m, ā f
- Old Saxon: ēo m
- Old Dutch: ēwa f
- Old High German: ēwa f