Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þewernā

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Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

Derived from *þeu (“servant, slave”) + unknown suffix *-(w)ernā, which has been compared to Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐌰 (widuwairna, “orphan”), from 𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍅𐍉 (widuwō, “widow”). Compare also Old Norse þýborinn, from þý (“bondmaid”) +‎ borinn (“born”).

Noun

*þewernā f

  1. handmaid, female servant
    Synonyms: *þiuwjā, *þiwi
  2. maiden, young girl
    Synonyms: *magaþ, *magadīn, *mawilā

Inflection

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *þewernā
Genitive *þewernōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *þewernā *þewernōn
Accusative *þewernōn *þewernōn
Genitive *þewernōn *þewernōnō
Dative *þewernōn *þewernōm, *þewernum
Instrumental *þewernōn *þewernōm, *þewernum

Alternative reconstructions

  • *þeurnā

Descendants

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