< Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þawwaz
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teh₂- (“to stand, place”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθɑw.wɑz/
Noun
*þawwaz m
- custom, practice, habit
Inflection
masculine a-stemDeclension of *þawwaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *þawwaz | *þawwōz, *þawwōs | |
vocative | *þaww | *þawwōz, *þawwōs | |
accusative | *þawwą | *þawwanz | |
genitive | *þawwas, *þawwis | *þawwǫ̂ | |
dative | *þawwai | *þawwamaz | |
instrumental | *þawwō | *þawwamiz |
Derived terms
- *þawwijaną
- *þawwōną
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *þauw
- Old English: þēaw
- Middle English: þew, thew
- English: thew, thews
- Scots: thewis
- Middle English: þew, thew
- Old Frisian: thāw, thāu
- Old Saxon: thau
- Old High German: dou
- Old English: þēaw