Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Tīw

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 Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz.

Proper noun

*Tīw m

1. Tiw, Tyr, god of war

Declension

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*Tīw
Genitive	*Tīwas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*Tīw	*Tīwō, *Tīwōs
Accusative	*Tīw	*Tīwā
Genitive	*Tīwas	*Tīwō
Dative	*Tīwē	*Tīum
Instrumental	*Tīu	*Tīum

Descendants

• Old English: Tīw, Tuu; Tig, Tiig — Mercian
  • → English: Tiw
• Old Frisian: Tii
• Old High German: Ziu, *Zīw