Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Haþuwīg

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-Germanic

Etymology

From *haþuz (“fight”) +‎ *wīgą (“battle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑ.θu.ˌwiː.ɣɑ̃/

Proper noun

*Haþuwīg n

1. a female given name

Inflection

consonant stemDeclension of *Haþuwīg (consonant stem)
	singular
nominative	*Haþuwīg
vocative	*Haþuwī
accusative	*Haþuwīų
genitive	*Haþuwīiz
dative	*Haþuwīi
instrumental	*Haþuwīē

Related terms

• *Mērijawīgaz

Descendants

• Old Dutch: *Haduwīg
  • Middle Dutch: Hadewijch
    • Dutch: Hadewijch, Hadwijch
• Old High German: Haduwīg, Hadwīg
  • German: Hedwig
    • → English: Hedwig
    • → French: Edwige
    • → Polish: Jadwiga