Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þau

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 pre-Germanic *to-we, "or that/than", from Proto-Indo-European *to- (“that”) + *-we (“or”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θɑu̯/

Adverb

*þau(East Germanic)

  1. in that case
  2. (after comparative) than

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Gothic: 𐌸𐌰𐌿 (þau)
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