Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tanhwō

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 *tanhuz (“tough”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑ̃ːxwɔː/

Noun

*tanhwō f

1. tough ground

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *tanhwō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*tanhwō	*tanhwôz
vocative	*tanhwō	*tanhwôz
accusative	*tanhwǭ	*tanhwōz
genitive	*tanhwōz	*tanhwǫ̂
dative	*tanhwōi	*tanhwōmaz
instrumental	*tanhwō	*tanhwōmiz

Descendants

• Old Norse: tó (“grassy spot among cliffs”)
  • Icelandic: tó
  • Faroese: tó
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: to
  • Swedish: to (“valley”) (dialectal)