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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tehswō

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *tehswô.

Adjective

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*tehswō

  1. right (opposite of left)

Inflection

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n-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *tehswō
Genitive *tihswini, *tehswan
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *tehswō *tehswā *tehswā
Accusative *tehswan *tehswōn *tehswā
Genitive *tihswini, *tehswan *tehswōn *tihswini, *tehswan
Dative *tihswini, *tehswan *tehswōn *tihswini, *tehswan
Instrumental *tihswini, *tehswan *tehswōn *tihswini, *tehswan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *tehswan *tehswōn *tehswōn
Accusative *tehswan *tehswōn *tehswōn
Genitive *tehswanō *tehswōnō *tehswanō
Dative *tehsum *tehswōm, *tehsum *tehsum
Instrumental *tehsum *tehswōm, *tehsum *tehsum

Derived terms

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Descendants

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This word is rare among the daughters, but survives in place names such as Texel (one of the Frisian Islands) and Teisterbant (a historical area in the Netherlands).

  • Old High German: zeso