Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/widuwǭ

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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 *h₁widʰéwh₂ (“widow”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

*widuwǭ f

  1. widow

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *widuwǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *widuwǭ *widuwōniz
vocative *widuwǭ *widuwōniz
accusative *widuwōnų *widuwōnunz
genitive *widuwōniz *widuwōnǫ̂
dative *widuwōni *widuwōmaz
instrumental *widuwōnē *widuwōmiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*widu(w)ōn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 585
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