Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hīwōnō

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

Originally the plural of *hīwô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (“to be lying down”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxiː.wɔː.nɔː/

Noun

*hīwōnō n pl

1. married couple, household

Related terms

• *hīwą
• *hīwiskiją

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hīwōn
  • Old English: hīwan
  • Old Frisian: hiōne, hiūne, hīne
  • Old Saxon: hīwun, hīun
  • Middle Dutch: huwe sg f
  • Old High German: hīūn, hīwen, hīen, *hīwo
    • Middle High German: hīe sg
      • Cimbrian: haje, hajar pl n, hair pl n
• Old Norse: hjú, hjó, hjón
  • Faroese: hjún
  • Icelandic: hjón
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hjon
  • Old Swedish: hion
    • Swedish: hjon