Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Tīw

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz.

Proper noun

*Tīw m

  1. Tiw, Tyr, god of war

Declension

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *Tīw
Genitive *Tīwas
Singular Plural
Nominative *Tīw *Tīwō, *Tīwōs
Accusative *Tīw *Tīwā
Genitive *Tīwas *Tīwō
Dative *Tīwē *Tīum
Instrumental *Tīu *Tīum

Descendants

  • Old English: Tīw, Tuu, Tig, TiigMercian
    • English: Tiw
  • Old Frisian: Tii
  • Old High German: Ziu, *Zīw