Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/awô

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 Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂ō, an on-stem variant of *h₂éwh₂os. Compare in particular Proto-Celtic *awon-tīr (“uncle”) and Latin avunculus (“~ maternal uncle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.wɔːː/

Noun

*awô m

1. grandfather

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *awô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*awô	*awaniz
vocative	*awô	*awaniz
accusative	*awanų	*awanunz
genitive	*awiniz	*awanǫ̂
dative	*awini	*awammaz
instrumental	*awinē	*awammiz

Related terms

• *awahaimaz
• *awǭ

Descendants

• Old Norse: afi, ái (possibly; alternatively from Proto-Germanic *anô)
  • Icelandic: afi, ái
  • Faroese: avi
    • ⇒ Faroese: abbi

Further reading

• “afi” and “ái” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)