Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þewanōną
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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 *þewanaz (“servant”) + *-ōną. Compare *þewaz (“servant, slave”).
Pronunciation
Verb
*þewanōną[1]
- to serve
Inflection
Conjugation of *þewanōną (weak class 2)
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *þewanōn
- Old Norse: þjóna
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*þeʒwanōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 418