Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þiwi

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

From Proto-Germanic *þiwī.

Noun

*þiwi f

1. handmaid, female servant

   Synonyms: *þewernā, *þiuwjā

Inflection

ī/jō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*þiwi
Genitive	*þiuwjā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*þiwi	*þiuwjō
Accusative	*þiuwjā	*þiuwjā
Genitive	*þiuwjā	*þiuwjō
Dative	*þiuwjē	*þiuwjōm, *þiuwjum
Instrumental	*þiuwju	*þiuwjōm, *þiuwjum

Descendants

• Old Saxon: thiwi, thiu, thiw
• Old High German: *diwi, diu
  • Middle High German: diu, dū, deu, tiu