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-wo-s, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (“to be lying down”). Exact cognate with Sanskrit शेव (śéva, “dear, precious, friendly”).^[1]

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

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*hiwōn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 227

[Kroonen-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*hiwōn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 227

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