Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hīwōn

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 *hīwōnō.

Noun

*hīwōn n pl

1. married couple, household

Inflection

Neuter an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	—
Genitive	—
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	—	*hīwōn
Accusative	—	*hīwōn
Genitive	—	*hīwanō
Dative	—	*hīum
Instrumental	—	*hīum

Related terms

• *hīw
• *hīwiskī

Descendants

• Old English: hīwan
• Old Frisian: hiōne, hiūne, hīne
• Old Saxon: hīwun, hīun
• Middle Dutch: huwe sg f
• Old High German: hīūn, hīwen, hīen, *hīwo
  • Middle High German: hīe sg
    • Cimbrian: haje, hajar pl n, hair pl n