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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/awǭ
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂eh₂, from *h₂éwh₂os (“grandfather”) + *-eh₂ (feminine suffix), or equivalent to *awô + *-ǭ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑ.wɔ̃ː/
Noun
*awǭ f[1]
- (North Germanic) grandmother
Inflection
| ōn-stemDeclension of *awǭ (ōn-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *awǭ | *awōniz | |
| vocative | *awǭ | *awōniz | |
| accusative | *awōnų | *awōnunz | |
| genitive | *awōniz | *awōnǫ̂ | |
| dative | *awōni | *awōmaz | |
| instrumental | *awōnē | *awōmiz | |
Related terms
- *awô
Descendants
- Gothic: 𐌰𐍅𐍉 (awō)
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*awa/ōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 44