Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aiwahaft

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *aiw (law) +‎ *haft (captive, bound).

Adjective[edit]

*aiwahaft

  1. lawful
  2. true, genuine, real
  3. honourable

Inflection[edit]

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *aiwahaft
Genitive *aiwahaftas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *aiwahaft *aiwahaftu *aiwahaft
Accusative *aiwahaftanā *aiwahaftā *aiwahaft
Genitive *aiwahaftas *aiwahafteʀā *aiwahaftas
Dative *aiwahaftumē *aiwahafteʀē *aiwahaftumē
Instrumental *aiwahaftu *aiwahafteʀu *aiwahaftu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *aiwahaftē *aiwahaftō *aiwahaftu
Accusative *aiwahaftā *aiwahaftā *aiwahaftu
Genitive *aiwahafteʀō *aiwahafteʀō *aiwahafteʀō
Dative *aiwahaftēm, *aiwahaftum *aiwahaftēm, *aiwahaftum *aiwahaftēm, *aiwahaftum
Instrumental *aiwahaftēm, *aiwahaftum *aiwahaftēm, *aiwahaftum *aiwahaftēm, *aiwahaftum

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Saxon: *ēhaft
  • Old Dutch: *ēhaft
  • Old High German: ēhaft