Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tēwō

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From earlier *tēgwō, from Proto-Indo-European *dēḱ-wéh₂, from *deḱ- (“to fit”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛː.wɔː/

Noun

*tēwō f

  1. order, array

Inflection

Declension of *tēwō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *tēwō *tēwôz
vocative *tēwō *tēwôz
accusative *tēwǭ *tēwōz
genitive *tēwōz *tēwǫ̂
dative *tēwōi *tēwōmaz
instrumental *tēwō *tēwōmiz

Descendants

  • Old High German: zāwa
  • Gothic: 𐍄𐌴𐍅𐌰 (tēwa)

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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