Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aiwiþu

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 *aiwiþō. Equivalent to *aiw (“long time, eternity”) +‎ *-iþu (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

*aiwiþu f

1. eternity

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*aiwiþu
Genitive	*aiwiþā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*aiwiþu	*aiwiþō
Accusative	*aiwiþā	*aiwiþā
Genitive	*aiwiþā	*aiwiþō
Dative	*aiwiþē	*aiwiþōm, *aiwiþum
Instrumental	*aiwiþu	*aiwiþōm, *aiwiþum

Descendants

• Old Dutch: ēwitha
• Old High German: ēwida
  • Middle High German: ēwede