Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gahwaþar

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

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Etymology

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From *ga- +‎ *hwaþar.

Determiner

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*gahwaþar

  1. both, each (of two)

Inflection

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a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *gahwaþar
Genitive *gahwaþaras
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *gahwaþar *gahwaþaru *gahwaþar
Accusative *gahwaþaranā *gahwaþarā *gahwaþar
Genitive *gahwaþaras *gahwaþareʀā *gahwaþaras
Dative *gahwaþarumē *gahwaþareʀē *gahwaþarumē
Instrumental *gahwaþaru *gahwaþareʀu *gahwaþaru
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *gahwaþarē *gahwaþarō *gahwaþaru
Accusative *gahwaþarā *gahwaþarā *gahwaþaru
Genitive *gahwaþareʀō *gahwaþareʀō *gahwaþareʀō
Dative *gahwaþarēm, *gahwaþarum *gahwaþarēm, *gahwaþarum *gahwaþarēm, *gahwaþarum
Instrumental *gahwaþarēm, *gahwaþarum *gahwaþarēm, *gahwaþarum *gahwaþarēm, *gahwaþarum

Descendants

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  • Old English: ġehwæþer
  • Old Frisian: jāhweder?
  • Old Saxon: gihwēthar
  • Old High German: giwedar