Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hiwi
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *hiwją.
Noun edit
*hiwi n[1]
Inflection edit
| Neuter ja-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *hiwi | |
| Genitive | *hiuwjas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *hiwi | *hiuwju |
| Accusative | *hiwi | *hiuwju |
| Genitive | *hiuwjas | *hiuwjō |
| Dative | *hiuwjē | *hiuwjum |
| Instrumental | *hiuwju | *hiuwjum |
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 250: “PWGmc *hiwi, *hiwʲwʲa-”