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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þiwi

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þiwī.

Noun

*þiwi f

  1. handmaid, female servant
    Synonyms: *þewernā, *þiuwjā

Inflection

ī/-stem
Singular
Nominative *þiwi
Genitive *þiuwjā
Singular Plural
Nominative *þiwi *þiuwjō
Accusative *þiuwjā *þiuwjā
Genitive *þiuwjā *þiuwjō
Dative *þiuwjē *þiuwjōm, *þiuwjum
Instrumental *þiuwju *þiuwjōm, *þiuwjum

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: thiwi, thiu, thiw
  • Old High German: *diwi, diu
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