Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tehswô
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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 Proto-Indo-European *deḱs- (“right”). Cognate with Latin dexter (“right”), Lithuanian dešinys (“right”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
*tehswô
Inflection
Declension of *tehswô (n-stem)
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *tehswô | *tehswaniz | *tehswǭ | *tehswōniz | *tehswô | *tehswōnō |
| Accusative | *tehswanų | *tehswanunz | *tehswōnų | *tehswōnunz | *tehswô | *tehswōnō |
| Genitive | *tihswiniz | *tehswanǫ̂ | *tehswōniz | *tehswōnǫ̂ | *tihswiniz | *tehswanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *tihswini | *tehswammaz | *tehswōni | *tehswōmaz | *tihswini | *tehswammaz |
| Instrumental | *tihswinē | *tehswammiz | *tehswōnē | *tehswōmiz | *tihswinē | *tehswammiz |
Antonyms
Related terms
Descendants
This word is rare among the daughters, but survives in place names such as Texel, Teisterbant. In Old Norse, it was replaced with hǿgri, the descendant of the comparative of *hōgiz (“convenient”).