Reconstruction:Old Dutch/kiewa

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Alternative forms

  • kiuwa

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *keuwā, *kiuwijā.

Noun

*kiewa f

  1. gill
  2. jaw

Inflection

Declension of *kiewa (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative *kiewa *kiewa, *kiewon
accusative *kiewa, *kiewon *kiewa, *kiewon
genitive *kiewon *kiewono
dative *kiewon *kiewon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: kieuwe
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