Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aiwiþō

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *aiwaz (eternity) +‎ *-iþō.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*aiwiþō f[1]

  1. eternity

Inflection[edit]

ō-stemDeclension of *aiwiþō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *aiwiþō *aiwiþôz
vocative *aiwiþō *aiwiþôz
accusative *aiwiþǭ *aiwiþōz
genitive *aiwiþōz *aiwiþǫ̂
dative *aiwiþōi *aiwiþōmaz
instrumental *aiwiþō *aiwiþōmiz

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *aiwiþu
    • Old Dutch: ēwitha
    • Old High German: ēwida
  • Old Norse: *æð

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*aiwiþō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 11