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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tēwō
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From earlier *tēgwō, from Proto-Indo-European *dēḱ-wéh₂, from *deḱ- (“to fit”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛː.wɔː/
Noun
*tēwō f
- order, array
Inflection
| ō-stemDeclension of *tēwō (ō-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *tēwō | *tēwôz | |
| vocative | *tēwō | *tēwôz | |
| accusative | *tēwǭ | *tēwōz | |
| genitive | *tēwōz | *tēwǫ̂ | |
| dative | *tēwōi | *tēwōmaz | |
| instrumental | *tēwō | *tēwōmiz | |
Related terms
- *tehwō
- *tehwōną
- *tēwijaną
- *tēwijaz
Descendants
- Old High German: zāwa
- Gothic: 𐍄𐌴𐍅𐌰 (tēwa)
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN