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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tanhwō

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 *tanhuz (“tough”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑ̃ːxwɔː/

Noun

*tanhwō f

  1. tough ground

Inflection
ō-stemDeclension of *tanhwō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *tanhwō *tanhwôz
vocative *tanhwō *tanhwôz
accusative *tanhwǭ *tanhwōz
genitive *tanhwōz *tanhwǫ̂
dative *tanhwōi *tanhwōmaz
instrumental *tanhwō *tanhwōmiz

Descendants
  • Old Norse: tó (“grassy spot among cliffs”)
    • Icelandic: tó
    • Faroese: tó
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: to
    • Swedish: to (“valley”) (dialectal)
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