Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/awiz

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 *h₂ówis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.wiz/

Noun

*awiz f

1. ewe
2. sheep in general

   Synonyms: *fahaz, *skēpą

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *awiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*awiz	*awīz
vocative	*awi	*awīz
accusative	*awį	*awinz
genitive	*awīz	*awjǫ̂
dative	*awī	*awimaz
instrumental	*awī	*awimiz

Derived terms

• *awidiją
• *awistrą

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *awi
  • Old English: eowu
    • Middle English: ewe, awe, eu, ouwe, yeue, yowe
      • English: ewe
      • Scots: yowe, yhow
      • Yola: yowe
  • Old Frisian: ei, ey
    • Saterland Frisian: oye, Oue
    • West Frisian: ei
  • Old Saxon: ewi, ewwi
    • Middle Low German: ewe
      • Low German: Eev, Öwwe

        German Low German: Öi, Ei

  • Old Dutch: *ōi, *ouwi, *ouw
    • Middle Dutch: ou, ooi
      • Dutch: ooi
        • Afrikaans: ooi
  • Old High German: awi, au, ou, ouwi
    • Middle High German: ouwe
      • Alemannic German: Au
      • Cimbrian: öbe
      • German: Aue
• Old Norse: ær
  • Icelandic: ær
  • Faroese: ær
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ærsaud, ærsau
  • Danish: ålam (Thy dialect)