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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aiwiþō
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *aiwaz (“eternity”) + *-iþō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯.wi.θɔː/
Noun
*aiwiþō f[1]
- eternity
Inflection
| ō-stemDeclension of *aiwiþō (ō-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *aiwiþō | *aiwiþôz | |
| vocative | *aiwiþō | *aiwiþôz | |
| accusative | *aiwiþǭ | *aiwiþōz | |
| genitive | *aiwiþōz | *aiwiþǫ̂ | |
| dative | *aiwiþōi | *aiwiþōmaz | |
| instrumental | *aiwiþō | *aiwiþōmiz | |
Descendants
- Old Dutch: ēwitha
- Old High German: ēwida
- Middle High German: ēwede
- ⇒ Old Norse: langæð
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*aiwiþō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 11