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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ehwaz

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
PIE word
*h₁éḱwos

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (“horse”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈe.xʷɑz/

Noun

*ehwaz m

  1. horse
  2. (Runic alphabet) name of the E-rune (ᛖ)

Inflection
masculine a-stemDeclension of *ehwaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *ehwaz *ehwōz, *ehwōs
vocative *ehw *ehwōz, *ehwōs
accusative *ehwą *ehwanz
genitive *ehwas, *ihwis *ehwǫ̂
dative *ihwai *ehwamaz
instrumental *ehwō *ehwamiz

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *ehw
    • Old English: eoh
    • Old Saxon: ehu-, eo- (in compounds)
    • Old High German: ehu- (in compounds)
  • Proto-Norse: ᛖᚢᚨᛉ (euaʀ), *ᛖᚢᛉ (*euʀ)
  • Gothic: *𐌰𐌹𐍈𐍃 (*aiƕs) (in 𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐍄𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹 (aiƕatundi))
  • →? Proto-Finnic: *hëpo (see there for further descendants)
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