Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-þwō

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-tuh₂, *-tweh₂.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θwɔː/

Suffix

*-þwō f

  1. Forms abstract nouns.

Inflection

Declension of *-þwō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *-þwō *-þwôz
vocative *-þwō *-þwôz
accusative *-þwǭ *-þwōz
genitive *-þwōz *-þwǫ̂
dative *-þwōi *-þwōmaz
instrumental *-þwō *-þwōmiz

Derived terms

Proto-Germanic terms suffixed with *-þwō
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mēdwō
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nidwō
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rēswō
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/saliþwō
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wahtwō

Descendants

See also the derived terms above.

  • Gothic: -𐌸𐍅𐌰 (-þwa)
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