Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/widuwā
Appearance
Proto-West Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *widuwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂ (“widow”).
Noun
[edit]*widuwā f
Inflection
[edit]ōn-stem | ||
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Singular | ||
Nominative | *widuwā | |
Genitive | *widuwōn | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *widuwā | *widuwōn |
Accusative | *widuwōn | *widuwōn |
Genitive | *widuwōn | *widuwōnō |
Dative | *widuwōn | *widuwōm, *widuwum |
Instrumental | *widuwōn | *widuwōm, *widuwum |
Descendants
[edit]- Old English: widuwe, widua — Northumbrian, wuduwe — West Saxon, widewe, wyduwe, weoduwe, weodewe, wydewe
- Old Frisian: widwe, wedwe
- Saterland Frisian: Wiede- (in Wiedewieuw, Wiedekäärel)
- West Frisian: widdo
- Old Saxon: widuwa, widowa
- Old Dutch: widowa
- Old High German: wituwa, witawa
Categories:
- Proto-West Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Proto-West Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-West Germanic lemmas
- Proto-West Germanic nouns
- Proto-West Germanic feminine nouns
- gmw-pro:Family members
- gmw-pro:Female people
- Proto-West Germanic ōn-stem nouns