Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þewernā
Proto-West Germanic
editEtymology
editDerived from *þeu (“servant, slave”) + unknown suffix *-(w)ernā, which has been compared to Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐌰 (widuwairna, “orphan”), from 𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍅𐍉 (widuwō, “widow”). Compare also Old Norse þýborinn, from þý (“bondmaid”) + borinn (“born”).
Noun
edit*þewernā f
Inflection
editōn-stem | ||
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Singular | ||
Nominative | *þewernā | |
Genitive | *þewernōn | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *þewernā | *þewernōn |
Accusative | *þewernōn | *þewernōn |
Genitive | *þewernōn | *þewernōnō |
Dative | *þewernōn | *þewernōm, *þewernum |
Instrumental | *þewernōn | *þewernōm, *þewernum |
Alternative reconstructions
edit- *þeurnā