Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ehwaz

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

Etymology

PIE word
*h₁éḱwos

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (“horse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe.xʷɑz/

Noun

*ehwaz m

1. horse
2. (Runic alphabet) name of the E-rune (ᛖ)

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *ehwaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*ehwaz	*ehwōz, *ehwōs
vocative	*ehw	*ehwōz, *ehwōs
accusative	*ehwą	*ehwanz
genitive	*ehwas, *ihwis	*ehwǫ̂
dative	*ihwai	*ehwamaz
instrumental	*ehwō	*ehwamiz

Derived terms

• *ehwaraidō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *ehw
  • Old English: eoh
  • Old Saxon: ehu-, eo- (in compounds)
  • Old High German: ehu- (in compounds)
• Proto-Norse: ᛖᚢᚨᛉ (euaʀ), *ᛖᚢᛉ (*euʀ)
  • Old Norse: jór
    • Icelandic: jór
• Gothic: *𐌰𐌹𐍈𐍃 (*aiƕs) (in 𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐍄𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹 (aiƕatundi))
• →? Proto-Finnic: *hëpo (see there for further descendants)