Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hēwijaz

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

Related to *hiwją (“appearance, blee”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɛː.wi.jɑz/

Adjective

*hēwijaz[1]

  1. darkish blue, purple
    Synonym: *blēwaz

Inflection

Declension of *hēwijaz (ja-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *hēwijaz *hēwijō *hēwiją, -atō *hēwijai *hēwijôz *hēwijō
accusative *hēwijanǭ *hēwijǭ *hēwiją, -atō *hēwijanz *hēwijōz *hēwijō
genitive *hēwijas, -īs *hēwijaizōz *hēwijas, -īs *hēwijaizǫ̂ *hēwijaizǫ̂ *hēwijaizǫ̂
dative *hēwijammai *hēwijaizōi *hēwijammai *hēwijaimaz *hēwijaimaz *hēwijaimaz
instrumental *hēwijanō *hēwijaizō *hēwijanō *hēwijaimiz *hēwijaimiz *hēwijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *hēwijô *hēwijǭ *hēwijô *hēwijaniz *hēwijōniz *hēwijōnō
accusative *hēwijanų *hēwijōnų *hēwijô *hēwijanunz *hēwijōnunz *hēwijōnō
genitive *hēwīniz *hēwijōniz *hēwīniz *hēwijanǫ̂ *hēwijōnǫ̂ *hēwijanǫ̂
dative *hēwīni *hēwijōni *hēwīni *hēwijammaz *hēwijōmaz *hēwijammaz
instrumental *hēwīnē *hēwijōnē *hēwīnē *hēwijammiz *hēwijōmiz *hēwijammiz

Descendants

  • Old English: hāwi, hǣwi, hēawi, hǣwe

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hēwja-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 224

See also

Colors in Proto-Germanic · *farwôz (layout · text)
     *blaikaz, *blankaz, *hwītaz, *blasaz      *falwaz, *grēwaz, *haswaz, *grīsaz, *hairaz      *blakaz, *swartaz
             *raudaz              *brūnaz, *erpaz, *dusnaz              *gelwaz, *gulaz
             *grōniz              *grōniz             
                          *blēwaz              *blēwaz, *hēwijaz
             *blēwaz, *hēwijaz              *baswaz             
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