Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þiwi
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *þiwī.
Noun
edit*þiwi f
Inflection
edit| ī/jō-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *þiwi | |
| Genitive | *þiuwjā | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *þiwi | *þiuwjō |
| Accusative | *þiuwjā | *þiuwjā |
| Genitive | *þiuwjā | *þiuwjō |
| Dative | *þiuwjē | *þiuwjōm, *þiuwjum |
| Instrumental | *þiuwju | *þiuwjōm, *þiuwjum |
Descendants
edit- Early Old English: ᚦᛁᚢᚹ (þiuw)[1] [450-550 AD]
- Old Saxon: thiwi, thiu, thiw
- Old High German: *diwi, diu
Notes
edit- ^ Inscription/entry PreOE-GB-54 in the RuneS-Database ot the research project Runic Writing in the Germanic Languages (RuneS) of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony, 2025.