Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þwahtuz

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

From *þwahaną +‎ *-þuz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθwɑx.tuz/

Noun

*þwahtuz m

washing, laundry

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *þwahtuz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*þwahtuz	*þwahtiwiz
vocative	*þwahtu	*þwahtiwiz
accusative	*þwahtų	*þwahtunz
genitive	*þwahtauz	*þwahtiwǫ̂
dative	*þwahtiwi	*þwahtumaz
instrumental	*þwahtū	*þwahtumiz

Related terms

*þwahaną

Descendants

Old Norse: þváttr
- Icelandic: þvottur
- Faroese: tváttur
- Norwegian Bokmål: tvett
- Old Swedish: þvǣtter
  - Swedish: tvätt
- Danish: tvæt
→ Proto-Finnic: *vakto, *vakci
- Estonian: vaht
- Finnish: vaahto
- Ingrian: vaahto
- Livonian: vō’
- Livvi: vuahti
- Ludian: vuahte
- Veps: vaht
- Votic: vaahsi, vaassi

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