Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hīwą

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 *ḱey- (“to be lying down”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxiː.wɑ̃/

Noun

*hīwą n

1. marriage

   Synonym: *leugō

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *hīwą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hīwą	*hīwō
vocative	*hīwą	*hīwō
accusative	*hīwą	*hīwō
genitive	*hīwas, *hīwis	*hīwǫ̂
dative	*hīwai	*hīwamaz
instrumental	*hīwō	*hīwamiz

Derived terms

• *hīwiskiją

Related terms

• *hīwô
• *hīwōnō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hīw
  • Old English: *hīw
    • ⇒ Old English: hīwcund
• Old Norse: *hý
  • ⇒ Old Norse: hýbýli pl n
• Gothic: *𐌷𐌴𐌹𐍅 (*heiw)
  • ⇒ Gothic: 𐌷𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰 (heiwafrauja)

See also

• *wadją (“pledge, vow”)