Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aiwaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 1

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu ~ *h₂yéws, reformed as a thematic (a-stem) noun.

Noun

*aiwaz m

1. long time, age, eternity

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *aiwaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*aiwaz	*aiwōz, *aiwōs
vocative	*aiw	*aiwōz, *aiwōs
accusative	*aiwą	*aiwanz
genitive	*aiwas, *aiwis	*aiwǫ̂
dative	*aiwai	*aiwamaz
instrumental	*aiwō	*aiwamiz

Alternative forms

• *aiwō

Derived terms

• *aiwahaftaz
• *aiwalībaz
• *Aiwarīks
• *aiwīgaz

Related terms

• *aiwą
• *aiwį̄
• *aiwiz
• *aiwǭ

Descendants

• ⇒ Old English: ā (adverb)
• Old Frisian: ēwa; ēwe, ē
  • West Frisian: iuw
• ⇒ Old Frisian: ā (adverb)
• Old Saxon: ēo, ēu, ē
  • Middle Low German: ê, ee, eje, ewe
    • German Low German: Ehe
• Old Dutch: ēwa; io
  • Middle Dutch: êwe, êeu
    • Dutch: eeuw
      • Afrikaans: eeu
    • Limburgish: ieuw
• Old High German: ēwa, ēo, ēa; io
  • Middle High German: ēwe, ē
    • Alemannic German: Ee, E-e
    • German: (Ehe)
• Old Norse: æ, ei, ey
  • Icelandic: æ
  • Old Swedish: ē, ǣ
  • → Middle English: aye, ai, agg
    • English: aye
• Gothic: 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍃 (aiws); 𐌰𐌹𐍅 (aiw)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

*aiwaz m

1. law

Inflection

Declension of *aiwaz (a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*aiwaz	*aiwōz, -ōs
Vocative	*aiw	*aiwōz, -ōs
Accusative	*aiwą	*aiwanz
Genitive	*aiwas, -is	*aiwǫ̂
Dative	*aiwai	*aiwamaz
Instrumental	*aiwō	*aiwamiz

Alternative forms

• *aiwō

Descendants

• Old English: ǣw, ǣ f
  • Middle English: æ, e
• Old Frisian: ēwe, ē, ā f
• Old Saxon: ēo m
• Old Dutch: ēwa f
• Old High German: ēwa f
  • Middle High German: ēwe f, ē f