Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/awjô

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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

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Etymology

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From *awjō (island) +‎ *-ô (-er). [1]

Noun

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*awjô m

  1. a member of a Nerthus-worshipping Germanic tribe mentioned by Tacitus, living in either Öland or on the Jutland Peninsula

Inflection

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masculine an-stemDeclension of *awjô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *awjô *awjaniz
vocative *awjô *awjaniz
accusative *awjanų *awjanunz
genitive *awjiniz *awjanǫ̂
dative *awjini *awjammaz
instrumental *awjinē *awjammiz

Descendants

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  • Latin: Aviōnēs
  • >? Old English: Eōwan

References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 4