Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/awǭ

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 *h₂éwh₂eh₂, from *h₂éwh₂os (“grandfather”) + *-eh₂ (feminine suffix), or equivalent to *awô +‎ *-ǭ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑ.wɔ̃ː/

Noun

*awǭ f[1]

  1. (East Germanic) grandmother
    Synonym: *ammǭ

Inflection

Declension of *awǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *awǭ *awōniz
vocative *awǭ *awōniz
accusative *awōnų *awōnunz
genitive *awōniz *awōnǫ̂
dative *awōni *awōmaz
instrumental *awōnē *awōmiz

Descendants

  • Gothic: 𐌰𐍅𐍉 (awō)

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*awa/ōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 44
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