Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hiwją
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Disputed. Either from Proto-Indo-European *kew-, *ḱew- (“skin, cuticle, hide; beauty, splendour”) or from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (“grey, dark shade”), or a merger of the two.
Pronunciation
Noun
*hiwją n
Inflection
neuter ja-stemDeclension of *hiwją (neuter ja-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *hiwją | *hiwjō | |
vocative | *hiwją | *hiwjō | |
accusative | *hiwją | *hiwjō | |
genitive | *hiwjas, *hiwis | *hiwjǫ̂ | |
dative | *hiwjai | *hiwjamaz | |
instrumental | *hiwjō | *hiwjamiz |
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *hiwi
- Old Norse: hý
- Gothic: 𐌷𐌹𐍅𐌹 (hiwi)
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- → Proto-Samic: *ipjë (“dust”)
From Pre-Germanic *hewjam, *hewjan: