Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þau

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

Etymology

From pre-Germanic *to-we, "or that/than", from Proto-Indo-European *to- (“that”) + *-we (“or”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θɑu̯/

Adverb

*þau

1. in that case
2. (after comparative) than

Derived terms

• *efþau
• *ehþau
• *þauh
• *ufþau
• *uþþau

Descendants

• Gothic: 𐌸𐌰𐌿 (þau)