Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hiwją

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Disputed. Either from Proto-Indo-European *kew-, *ḱew- (“skin, cuticle, hide; beauty, splendour”) or from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (“grey, dark shade”), or a merger of the two.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxiw.jɑ̃/

Noun

*hiwją n

1. appearance, blee
2. form, shape
3. mold, mildew

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *hiwją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hiwją	*hiwjō
vocative	*hiwją	*hiwjō
accusative	*hiwją	*hiwjō
genitive	*hiwjas, *hiwis	*hiwjǫ̂
dative	*hiwjai	*hiwjamaz
instrumental	*hiwjō	*hiwjamiz

Descendants

• West Germanic: *hiwi
  • Old English: hīew, hīw
    • Middle English: hewe
      • Scots: hew, hu, hue
      • English: hue
• Old Norse: hý
  • Icelandic: hý, hé
  • Faroese: hýggj
  • Norwegian: hy
  • Old Swedish: hȳ
    • Swedish: hy
  • Gutnish: höi
  • → Northern Sami: uvja
• Gothic: 𐌷𐌹𐍅𐌹 (hiwi)
• → Finnic: *hipjä (“skin”), *hibus (“hair”)
• → Samic: *ipjë (“dust”)

From Pre-Germanic *hewjam, *hewjan:

• → Finnic: *heben (“single hair, fluff”), ? *häwjä > *häivä > Finnish häivä
• → Samic: *jievjë (“white (of fur, hair)”)
• → Pre-Sami: *kepji
  • Samic: *këpjë
    • Northern Sami: gavja (“dust”)
    • Skolt Sami: kõbjj (“dandruff”)