Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þewanōstaz
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *þewanōną.[1] This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. What is this suffix?
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθe.wɑ.nɔː.stɑz/
Noun
*þewanōstaz m
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *þewanōstaz | *þewanōstōz, *þewanōstōs |
| vocative | *þewanōst | *þewanōstōz, *þewanōstōs |
| accusative | *þewanōstą | *þewanōstanz |
| genitive | *þewanōstas, *þewanōstis | *þewanōstǫ̂ |
| dative | *þewanōstai | *þewanōstamaz |
| instrumental | *þewanōstō | *þewanōstamiz |
Related terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *þewanōst
- Old Norse: þjónusta, þjónasta
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*þeʒwanōstōn ~ *þeʒwanōstan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 419