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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.
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *audaz (“wealth, riches”) + *winiz (“friend”).
Proper noun
*Audawiniz m
- a male given name
Inflection
Declension of *Audawiniz (i-stem)
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singular
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| nominative
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*Audawiniz
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| vocative
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*Audawini
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| accusative
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*Audawinį
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| genitive
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*Audawinīz
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| dative
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*Audawinī
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| instrumental
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*Audawinī
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Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *Audawini
- Old English: Ēadwine, Ǣdwine, Ēdwine
- English: Edwin (see there for further descendants)
- Old High German: Audowin, *Ōtwini
- Middle High German:
- → Latin: Audoinus
- Proto-Norse:
- Old Norse: Auðunn (perhaps < earlier *Auðvin)