Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Haþuwīg

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

Etymology

From *haþu (“fight”) +‎ *wīg (“battle”).

Proper noun

*Haþuwīg f

1. a female given name

Declension

Consonant stem
	Singular
Nominative	*Haþuwīg
Genitive	*Haþuwīgi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*Haþuwīg	*Haþuwīgi
Accusative	*Haþuwīgu	*Haþuwīgi
Genitive	*Haþuwīgi	*Haþuwīgō
Dative	*Haþuwīgi	*Haþuwīgum
Instrumental	*Haþuwīgi	*Haþuwīgum

Descendants

• Old Dutch: *Haduwīg
  • Middle Dutch: Hadewijch
    • Dutch: Hadewijch, Hadwijch
• Old High German: Haduwīg, Hadwīg
  • German: Hedwig
    • → English: Hedwig
    • → French: Edwige
    • → Polish: Jadwiga
    • → Slovak: Hedviga