Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þeuhtēr

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 Proto-Indo-European *tewk-tḗr, derived from the root *tewk- (“seed, offspring”) +‎ *-tḗr by analogy with other familial terms (cf. *fadēr, *mōdēr, *brōþēr, *swestēr, *duhtēr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθeu̯x.teːr/

Noun

*þeuhtēr m

  1. grandson
  2. descendant

Inflection

Declension of *þeuhtēr (r-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þeuhtēr *þiuhtriz
vocative *þeuhter *þiuhtriz
accusative *þeuhterų *þeuhtrunz
genitive *þeuhturz *þeuhtrǫ̂
dative *þiuhtri *þeuhtrumaz
instrumental *þeuhtrē *þeuhtrumiz

Descendants

  • Old High German: *thiohter, *diohter
    • Middle High German: diehter, tiehter
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