Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwōtō

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 edit

Etymology edit

Verbal noun of *hwētaną (“to attack, stab”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈxʷɔː.tɔː/

Noun edit

*hwōtō f^[1]

Inflection edit

ō-stemDeclension of *hwōtō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hwōtō	*hwōtôz
vocative	*hwōtō	*hwōtôz
accusative	*hwōtǭ	*hwōtōz
genitive	*hwōtōz	*hwōtǫ̂
dative	*hwōtōi	*hwōtōmaz
instrumental	*hwōtō	*hwōtōmiz

Derived terms edit

*hwōtijaną

Descendants edit

Old Norse: hót pl n
- Icelandic: hót pl n
- Swedish: hot n
- ⇒ Old Norse: hóta (verb)
  - Icelandic: hóta (verb)
  - Swedish: hota (verb)
Gothic: 𐍈𐍉𐍄𐌰 (ƕōta)

References edit

^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*hwōtō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 202

[HGE-1] Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*hwōtō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 202

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