Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hīw

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 *hīwą.

Noun

*hīw n

1. (Anglo-Frisian Germanic) marriage

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hīw
Genitive	*hīwas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hīw	*hīu
Accusative	*hīw	*hīu
Genitive	*hīwas	*hīwō
Dative	*hīwē	*hīum
Instrumental	*hīu	*hīum

Derived terms

• *hīwarād
• *hīwijan

Descendants

• Old English: *hīw
  • ⇒ Old English: hīwcund