Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/awjō
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Proto-Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From earlier *agwjō, originally a substantive adjective related to *ahwō (“water; stream, river”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ (“water”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*awjō f[1]
Inflection[edit]
ō-stemDeclension of *awjō (ō-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *awjō | *awjôz | |
vocative | *awjō | *awjôz | |
accusative | *awjǭ | *awjōz | |
genitive | *awjōz | *awjǫ̂ | |
dative | *awjōi | *awjōmaz | |
instrumental | *awjō | *awjōmiz |
Derived terms[edit]
- *awjōlandą (“island”)
- *Batawjō (“Batavia”)
- *gawją (“district, shire”)
- *Skadinawjō (“Scandia”)
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-West Germanic: *auwju
- Old Norse: ey, ei, æ