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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þewaz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From earlier *þegwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ- (“to run”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθe.wɑz/
Noun
*þewaz m
- slave, servant
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *þewaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *þewaz | *þewōz, *þewōs | |
| vocative | *þew | *þewōz, *þewōs | |
| accusative | *þewą | *þewanz | |
| genitive | *þewas, *þiwis | *þewǫ̂ | |
| dative | *þiwai | *þewamaz | |
| instrumental | *þewō | *þewamiz | |
Derived terms
- *þewāną
- *þewanōną
- *þewernǭ
Related terms
- *þewanōstaz
- *þiwī
- *þiwiz
Descendants
- Old English: þēow, þēo
- Middle English: theow, thew
- English: thew
- Middle English: theow, thew
- Old Saxon: thio
- Old Dutch: thio
- Old High German: deo
- Norse: ᚦᛖᚹᚨᛉ (þewaz)
- Old Norse: (Eggþér, Hamðir)
- Gothic: 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐍃 (þius)