Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þawwaz

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

Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teh₂- (“to stand, place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɑw.wɑz/

Noun

*þawwaz m

1. custom, practice, habit

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *þawwaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*þawwaz	*þawwōz, *þawwōs
vocative	*þaww	*þawwōz, *þawwōs
accusative	*þawwą	*þawwanz
genitive	*þawwas, *þawwis	*þawwǫ̂
dative	*þawwai	*þawwamaz
instrumental	*þawwō	*þawwamiz

Derived terms

• *þawwijaną
• *þawwōną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *þauw
  • Old English: þēaw
    • Middle English: þew, thew
      • English: thew, thews
      • Scots: thewis
  • Old Frisian: thāw, thāu
  • Old Saxon: thau
  • Old High German: dou