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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tanhwō
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *tanhuz (“tough”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtanx.wɔː/
Noun
*tanhwō f
- tough ground
Inflection
| ō-stemDeclension of *tanhwō (ō-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *tanhwō | *tanhwôz | |
| vocative | *tanhwō | *tanhwôz | |
| accusative | *tanhwǭ | *tanhwōz | |
| genitive | *tanhwōz | *tanhwǫ̂ | |
| dative | *tanhwōi | *tanhwōmaz | |
| instrumental | *tanhwō | *tanhwōmiz | |
Descendants
- Old Norse: tó (“grassy spot among cliffs”)
- Icelandic: tó
- Faroese: tó
- Norwegian Nynorsk: to
- Swedish: to (“valley”) (dialectal)