Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tehswô
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *deḱs- (“right”). Cognate with Latin dexter (“right”), Lithuanian dešinys (“right”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]*tehswô
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *tehswô (n-stem)
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *tehswô | *tehswaniz | *tehswǭ | *tehswōniz | *tehswô | *tehswōnō |
| Accusative | *tehswanų | *tehswanunz | *tehswōnų | *tehswōnunz | *tehswô | *tehswōnō |
| Genitive | *tihswiniz | *tehswanǫ̂ | *tehswōniz | *tehswōnǫ̂ | *tihswiniz | *tehswanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *tihswini | *tehswammaz | *tehswōni | *tehswōmaz | *tihswini | *tehswammaz |
| Instrumental | *tihswinē | *tehswammiz | *tehswōnē | *tehswōmiz | *tihswinē | *tehswammiz |
Antonyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]This word is rare among the daughters, but survives in place names such as Texel, Teisterbant. In Old Norse, it was replaced with hǿgri, the descendant of the comparative of *hōgiz (“convenient”).