Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tēwō

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 earlier *tēgwō, from Proto-Indo-European *dēḱ-wéh₂, from *deḱ- (“to fit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛː.wɔː/

Noun

*tēwō f

1. order, array

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *tēwō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*tēwō	*tēwôz
vocative	*tēwō	*tēwôz
accusative	*tēwǭ	*tēwōz
genitive	*tēwōz	*tēwǫ̂
dative	*tēwōi	*tēwōmaz
instrumental	*tēwō	*tēwōmiz

Related terms

• *tehwō
• *tehwōną
• *tēwijaną
• *tēwijaz

Descendants

• Old High German: zāwa
• Gothic: 𐍄𐌴𐍅𐌰 (tēwa)

References

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