Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tehwō

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 Proto-Indo-European *déḱweh₂, from *deḱ- (“to fit”). Verner's alternate of *tēwō with different ablaut of the root syllable.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈte.xʷɔː/

Noun

*tehwō f

  1. order, array

Inflection

Declension of *tehwō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *tehwō *tehwôz
vocative *tehwō *tehwôz
accusative *tehwǭ *tehwōz
genitive *tehwōz *tehwǫ̂
dative *tehwōi *tehwōmaz
instrumental *tehwō *tehwōmiz

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *teha
  • Old High German: *zeha

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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