Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þwahtuz

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 *þwahaną +‎ *-þuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθwɑx.tuz/

Noun

*þwahtuz m

1. washing, laundry

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *þwahtuz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*þwahtuz	*þwahtiwiz
vocative	*þwahtu	*þwahtiwiz
accusative	*þwahtų	*þwahtunz
genitive	*þwahtauz	*þwahtiwǫ̂
dative	*þwahtiwi	*þwahtumaz
instrumental	*þwahtū	*þwahtumiz

Related terms

• *þwahaną

Descendants

• Old Norse: þváttr
  • Icelandic: þvottur
  • Faroese: tváttur
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tvett
  • Old Swedish: þvǣtter
    • Swedish: tvätt
  • Danish: tvæt
• → Proto-Finnic: *vakto, *vakci
  • Estonian: vaht
  • Finnish: vaahto
  • Ingrian: vaahto
  • Livonian: vō’
  • Livvi: vuahti
  • Ludian: vuahte
  • Veps: vaht
  • Votic: vaahsi, vaassi