Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sinhīwōn

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 *sin- (“ever-”) +‎ *hīwōn (“married couple”).

Noun

*sinhīwōn n pl

1. externally married couple

Inflection

Neuter an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	—
Genitive	—
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	—	*sinhīwōn
Accusative	—	*sinhīwōn
Genitive	—	*sinhīwanō
Dative	—	*sinhīwum
Instrumental	—	*sinhīwum

Descendants

• Old English: sinhīwan
• Old Frisian: sinhīgen, sinnane, sennene, senne
• Old Saxon: sinhīwun
• Old High German: sinhīwun