Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hiwją

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

Disputed. Either from Proto-Indo-European *kew-, *ḱew- (“skin, cuticle, hide; beauty, splendour”) or from Proto-Indo-European *ḱyeh₁- (“grey, dark shade”), or a merger of the two. Compare Sanskrit छवि (chavi, “skin, beauty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxiw.jɑ̃/

Noun

*hiwją n

1. appearance, blee
2. form, shape
3. mold, mildew

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *hiwją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hiwją	*hiwjō
vocative	*hiwją	*hiwjō
accusative	*hiwją	*hiwjō
genitive	*hiwjas, *hiwis	*hiwjǫ̂
dative	*hiwjai	*hiwjamaz
instrumental	*hiwjō	*hiwjamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hiwi
  • Old English: hīew, hīw
    • Middle English: hewe
      • Scots: hew, hu, hue
      • English: hue
• Old Norse: hý
  • Icelandic: hý, hé
  • Faroese: hýggj
  • Norwegian: hy
  • Old Swedish: hȳ
    • Swedish: hy
    • → Danish: hy (archaic)
  • Gutnish: höi
  • → Proto-Samic: *(h)uvjë (“down”) (see there for further descendants)

• Gothic: 𐌷𐌹𐍅𐌹 (hiwi)
• → Proto-Finnic: *hipjä (“skin”) (see there for further descendants)
• → Proto-Samic: *ipjë (“dust”)
  • Southern Sami: ïbje

From Pre-Germanic *hewjam, *hewjan:

• → Proto-Finnic: *heben (“single hair, fluff”)
  • Finnish: heven, hepene
• ? → Proto-Finnic: *häivä (< *häwjä)
  • Finnish: häivä
• → Proto-Samic: *jievjë (“white (of fur, hair)”) (see there for further descendants)
• → Pre-Sami: *kepji
  • Proto-Samic: *këpjë (see there for further descendants)