Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwetwą

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

Unknown. Possibly related to *kutjaną (“to cut”) and *ketwą (“meat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwet.wɑ̃/

Noun

*kwetwą n

1. flesh; meat

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *kwetwą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*kwetwą	*kwetwō
vocative	*kwetwą	*kwetwō
accusative	*kwetwą	*kwetwō
genitive	*kwetwas, *kwitwis	*kwetwǫ̂
dative	*kwitwai	*kwetwamaz
instrumental	*kwetwō	*kwetwamiz

Descendants

• Old Norse: kvett
  • Icelandic: kvett, kvetti