Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hīwô

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

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (“to be lying down”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxiː.wɔːː/

Noun

*hīwô n

1. married couple, household

Inflection

neuter an-stemDeclension of *hīwô (neuter an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hīwô	*hīwōnō
vocative	*hīwô	*hīwōnō
accusative	*hīwô	*hīwōnō
genitive	*hīwiniz	*hīwanǫ̂
dative	*hīwini	*hīwammaz
instrumental	*hīwinē	*hīwammiz

Derived terms

• *hīwōnō

Descendants

• ⇒ Old Norse: hjá
  • Icelandic: hjá
  • Faroese: hjá
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hjå
  • Old Swedish: hiā
• Proto-West Germanic:
  • Old English: hīwa
    • English: hewe