Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þewāną
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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *þewaz (“servile, slavish”) + *-āną or *þewaz (“slave”) + *-āną.
Pronunciation
Verb
Inflection
Conjugation of *þewāną (weak class 3)
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *þewēn
- Old Norse: þéa, þjá
- Gothic: *𐌸𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽 (*þiwan) (𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌸𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽 (anaþiwan), 𐌲𐌰𐌸𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽 (gaþiwan))
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*þewēn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 541
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*þegwēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 419