Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tehswō

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 *tehswô.

Adjective

*tehswō

1. right (opposite of left)

Inflection

n-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*tehswō
Genitive	*tihswini, *tehswan
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*tehswō	*tehswā	*tehswā
Accusative	*tehswan	*tehswōn	*tehswā
Genitive	*tihswini, *tehswan	*tehswōn	*tihswini, *tehswan
Dative	*tihswini, *tehswan	*tehswōn	*tihswini, *tehswan
Instrumental	*tihswini, *tehswan	*tehswōn	*tihswini, *tehswan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*tehswan	*tehswōn	*tehswōn
Accusative	*tehswan	*tehswōn	*tehswōn
Genitive	*tehswanō	*tehswōnō	*tehswanō
Dative	*tehsum	*tehswōm, *tehsum	*tehsum
Instrumental	*tehsum	*tehswōm, *tehsum	*tehsum

Derived terms

• *tehswandrō

Related terms

• *tehsu

Descendants

This word is rare among the daughters, but survives in place names such as Texel (one of the Frisian Islands) and Teisterbant (a historical area in the Netherlands).

• Old High German: zeso
  • Middle High German: zëse (inflected forms: zësewer, zëswer, zësem, etc.)
    • German: zese