Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/awjô

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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 *awjō (“island”) +‎ *-ô (“-er”). [1]

Noun

*awjô m

  1. a member of a Nerthus-worshipping Germanic tribe mentioned by Tacitus, living in either Öland or on the Jutland Peninsula

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *awjô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *awjô *awjaniz
vocative *awjô *awjaniz
accusative *awjanų *awjanunz
genitive *awjiniz *awjanǫ̂
dative *awjini *awjammaz
instrumental *awjinē *awjammiz

Descendants

  • → Latin: Aviōnēs
  • >? Old English: Eōwan

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 4
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