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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þiwī

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

Etymology

Feminine equivalent to *þewaz (“servant”)

Noun

*þiwī f[1]

  1. handmaid, female servant

Inflection
ī/jō-stemDeclension of *þiwī (ī/jō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þiwī *þiwjôz
vocative *þiwī *þiwjôz
accusative *þiwjǭ *þiwjōz
genitive *þiwjōz *þiwjǫ̂
dative *þiwjōi *þiwjōmaz
instrumental *þiwjō *þiwjōmiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *þiwi
    • Old Saxon: thiwi, thiu, thiw
    • Old High German: *diwi, diu
  • Old Norse: þý
  • Gothic: 𐌸𐌹𐍅𐌹 (þiwi)

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*þewa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 541
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