Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þiwī

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Feminine equivalent to *þewaz (servant)

Noun[edit]

*þiwī f[1]

  1. handmaid, female servant

Inflection[edit]

ī/jō-stemDeclension of *þiwī (ī/jō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þiwī *þiwjôz
vocative *þiwī *þiwjôz
accusative *þiwjǭ *þiwjōz
genitive *þiwjōz *þiwjǫ̂
dative *þiwjōi *þiwjōmaz
instrumental *þiwjō *þiwjōmiz

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*þewa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 541