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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þwahtuz

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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 *þwahaną (to wash) +‎ *-þuz (result noun suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*þwahtuz m

  1. washing, laundry

Inflection

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u-stemDeclension of *þwahtuz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þwahtuz *þwahtiwiz
vocative *þwahtu *þwahtiwiz
accusative *þwahtų *þwahtunz
genitive *þwahtauz *þwahtiwǫ̂
dative *þwahtiwi *þwahtumaz
instrumental *þwahtū *þwahtumiz
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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*þwahan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 555:*þwahtu-