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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hēwijaz

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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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Related to *hiwją (appearance, blee).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*hēwijaz[1]

  1. darkish blue, purple
    Synonym: *blēwaz

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Old English: hāwi, hǣwi, hēawi, hǣwe

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*hēwja-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 224

See also

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Colors in Proto-Germanic · *farwôz (layout · text)
     *blaikaz, *blankaz, *hwītaz, *blasaz      *falwaz, *grēwaz, *haswaz, *grīsaz, *hairaz      *blakaz, *swartaz
             *raudaz              *brūnaz, *erpaz, *dusnaz              *gelwaz, *gulaz
             *grōniz              *grōniz             
                          *blēwaz              *blēwaz, *hēwijaz
             *blēwaz, *hēwijaz              *baswaz