Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tīwaz
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”). Possibly attested as 𐌕𐌄𐌉𐌅𐌀 (teiva) on the Negau helmet.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
*tīwaz m
- deity, god
- (Runic alphabet) name of the T-rune (ᛏ)
- (as a proper noun) Tyr, the Germanic god of war. Identified in later times with the Roman god Mars.
Inflection
masculine a-stemDeclension of *tīwaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *tīwaz | *tīwōz, *tīwōs | |
vocative | *tīw | *tīwōz, *tīwōs | |
accusative | *tīwą | *tīwanz | |
genitive | *tīwas, *tīwis | *tīwǫ̂ | |
dative | *tīwai | *tīwamaz | |
instrumental | *tīwō | *tīwamiz |
Descendants
- Old English: Tīw
- Old Frisian: Tii
- Old High German: Ziu, *Zīw
- Old Norse: týr, Týr
- Gothic: *𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍅𐍃 (*teiws) (uncertain)
References
- ^ Lua error in Module:languages/errorGetBy at line 16: Please specify a language or etymology language code in the parameter "1"; the value "2001" is not valid (see Wiktionary:List of languages).
Categories:
- Proto-Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Germanic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dyew-
- Proto-Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Germanic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Proto-Germanic lemmas
- Proto-Germanic nouns
- Proto-Germanic masculine nouns
- Proto-Germanic a-stem nouns
- gem-pro:Gods
- gem-pro:Runic letter names