Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tehwō

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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 *déḱweh₂, from *deḱ- (to fit). Verner's alternate of *tēwō with different ablaut of the root syllable.

Pronunciation

Noun

*tehwō f

  1. order, array

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *tehwō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *tehwō *tehwôz
vocative *tehwō *tehwôz
accusative *tehwǭ *tehwōz
genitive *tehwōz *tehwǫ̂
dative *tehwōi *tehwōmaz
instrumental *tehwō *tehwōmiz

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *teha
  • Old High German: *zeha

References

  • Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN