Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tehswô

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

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From Proto-Indo-European *deḱs- (“right”). Cognate with Latin dexter (“right”), Lithuanian dešinys (“right”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtexs.wɔːː/

Adjective

*tehswô

1. right (opposite of left)

Inflection

Declension of *tehswô (n-stem)

Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*tehswô	*tehswaniz	*tehswǭ	*tehswōniz	*tehswô	*tehswōnō
Accusative	*tehswanų	*tehswanunz	*tehswōnų	*tehswōnunz	*tehswô	*tehswōnō
Genitive	*tihswiniz	*tehswanǫ̂	*tehswōniz	*tehswōnǫ̂	*tihswiniz	*tehswanǫ̂
Dative	*tihswini	*tehswammaz	*tehswōni	*tehswōmaz	*tihswini	*tehswammaz
Instrumental	*tihswinē	*tehswammiz	*tehswōnē	*tehswōmiz	*tihswinē	*tehswammiz

Antonyms

• *winistraz

Related terms

• *tehswō

Descendants

This word is rare among the daughters, but survives in place names such as Texel.

• (Old Dutch: tesewa)
  • (Middle Dutch: tesuwe)
• Old High German: zeso; (zesawa, zeswa)
  • Middle High German: zëse (inflected forms: zësewer, zëswer, zësem, etc.)
    • German: zese
• Gothic: 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐌰 (taihswa)