Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/īhwaz

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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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw- (“yew”), with probably intrusive *-gw-/-hw- from *-w-. Cognate with Proto-Celtic *iwos, *īwos.

Pronunciation

Noun

*īhwaz m

  1. yew
  2. name of the I-rune

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *īhwaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *īhwaz *īhwōz, *īhwōs
vocative *īhw *īhwōz, *īhwōs
accusative *īhwą *īhwanz
genitive *īhwas, *īhwis *īhwǫ̂
dative *īhwai *īhwamaz
instrumental *īhwō *īhwamiz

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*īwa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 271
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*īxwaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 203–204
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