Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þawwaz

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

Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teh₂- (“to stand, place”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθɑw.wɑz/

Noun

*þawwaz m

  1. custom, practice, habit

Inflection

Declension of *þawwaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þawwaz *þawwōz, *þawwōs
vocative *þaww *þawwōz, *þawwōs
accusative *þawwą *þawwanz
genitive *þawwas, *þawwis *þawwǫ̂
dative *þawwai *þawwamaz
instrumental *þawwō *þawwamiz

Derived terms

  • *þawwijaną
  • *þawwōną

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *þauw
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