Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þeu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *þewaz (“servant, slave”).

Noun

*þeu m

2. servant, slave

Inflection

Masculine wa-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*þeu
Genitive	*þewas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*þeu	*þewō, *þewōs
Accusative	*þeu	*þewā
Genitive	*þewas	*þewō
Dative	*þewē	*þeum
Instrumental	*þeu	*þeum

Derived terms

• *þeulīk
  • Old Saxon: thiolīk
  • Old High German: diolīh
• *þeulīkō
  • Old Saxon: thiolīko
  • Old High German: diolīhho
• *þeulasinā
  • Old Dutch: thielasina
  • Old High German: diolasina

Descendants

• Old English: þēow, þēo
  • Middle English: theow, thew
    • English: theow

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *þewaz (“servile, slavish”).

Adjective

*þeu

2. servile, slavish

Inflection

wa-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*þeu
Genitive	*þewas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*þeu	*þeu	*þeu
Accusative	*þewanā	*þewā	*þeu
Genitive	*þewas	*þeweʀā	*þewas
Dative	*þeumē	*þeweʀē	*þeumē
Instrumental	*þeu	*þeweʀu	*þeu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*þewē	*þewō	*þeu
Accusative	*þewā	*þewā	*þeu
Genitive	*þeweʀō	*þeweʀō	*þeweʀō
Dative	*þewēm, *þeum	*þewēm, *þeum	*þewēm, *þeum
Instrumental	*þewēm, *þeum	*þewēm, *þeum	*þewēm, *þeum

Descendants

• Old English: þēow, þēo
• Old High German: dio