Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/widuwǭ

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *h₁widʰéwh₂ (“widow”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwi.ðu.wɔ̃ː/

Noun

*widuwǭ f

widow

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *widuwǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*widuwǭ	*widuwōniz
vocative	*widuwǭ	*widuwōniz
accusative	*widuwōnų	*widuwōnunz
genitive	*widuwōniz	*widuwōnǫ̂
dative	*widuwōni	*widuwōmaz
instrumental	*widuwōnē	*widuwōmiz

Related terms

*widuwernô (?)
*widuwô

Descendants

Old English: widewe, ƿideƿe, wuduwe, ƿuduƿe, wyduwe, weoduwe
- Middle English: widwe, widewe, wideu, widowe, widou, widoue, wido, widoi, widuwe, widu, widue, wedewe, wedwe, wedeu, wedowe, weddowe, wedou, weddou, wedue, wodewe, vidowe, wedo, wudewe, wudewa, vidue
  - English: widow
  - Scots: weedae, wedow, widdow
Old Frisian: widwe, wedwe
- Saterland Frisian: Wiede- (in Wiedewieuw, Wiedekäärel)
- West Frisian: widdo
Old Saxon: widuwa, widowa
- Middle Low German: wedewe, weduwe, wedue
  - Plautdietsch: Wätfru
Old Dutch: widowa
- Middle Dutch: weduwe, wedewe
  - Dutch: weduwe
    - Afrikaans: weduwee
Old High German: wituwa
- Middle High German: witewe
  - Cimbrian: bittaba
  - German: Witwe
  - Luxembourgish: Wit- (in Witfra, Witmann)
  - Vilamovian: wytwa
Gothic: 𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍅𐍉 (widuwō)