Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwetwą

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

Unknown. Possibly related to *kutjaną (“to cut”) and *ketwą (“meat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwet.wɑ̃/

Noun

*kwetwą n(North Germanic)

  1. flesh; meat

Inflection

Declension of *kwetwą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kwetwą *kwetwō
vocative *kwetwą *kwetwō
accusative *kwetwą *kwetwō
genitive *kwetwas, *kwitwis *kwetwǫ̂
dative *kwetwai *kwetwamaz
instrumental *kwetwō *kwetwamiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: kvett
    • Icelandic: kvett, kvetti
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