Tiw

See also: -tiw

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old English Tīw, from Proto-West Germanic *Tīw, from Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”). Doublet of Tyr.

Proper noun

Tiw

  1. The god Tyr, especially in an Anglo-Saxon context; Tiw.

Anagrams

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Tīw, from Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”).

Proto-Germanic cognate with Old Norse Týr, Old Frisian Tii, Old High German Ziu, Gothic *𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍅𐍃 (*teiws).

Proto-Indo-European cognate with Latin deus, Luwian 𒋾𒉿𒊍 (tiwaz), Lithuanian diẽvas, Sanskrit देव (devá).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tiːw/

Proper noun

Tīw m

  1. Tiw, the Anglo-Saxon name for Tyr

Declension
Declension of Tiw (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative Tīw —
accusative Tīw —
genitive Tīwes —
dative Tīwe —

Derived terms

Noun

Tīw m

Tyr rune
  1. the runic character ᛏ (/t/)

Descendants
  • → English: Tiw
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