Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tehswô

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 *deḱs- (“right”). Cognate with Latin dexter (“right”), Lithuanian dešinys (“right”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtexs.wɔːː/

Adjective

*tehswô

  1. right (opposite of left)

Inflection

Declension of *tehswô (n-stem)
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *tehswô *tehswǭ *tehswô *tehswaniz *tehswōniz *tehswōnō
accusative *tehswanų *tehswōnų *tehswô *tehswanunz *tehswōnunz *tehswōnō
genitive *tihswiniz *tehswōniz *tihswiniz *tehswanǫ̂ *tehswōnǫ̂ *tehswanǫ̂
dative *tihswini *tehswōni *tihswini *tehswammaz *tehswōmaz *tehswammaz
instrumental *tihswinē *tehswōnē *tihswinē *tehswammiz *tehswōmiz *tehswammiz

Antonyms

Descendants

This word is rare among the daughters, but survives in place names such as Texel, Teisterbant. It was replaced with descendants of *rehtaz (“correct”) and *hōgiz (“convenient”) respectively.

  • Proto-West Germanic: *tehswō
    • Old High German: zeso
      • Middle High German: zëse (inflected forms: zësewer, zëswer, zësem, etc.)
        • Bavarian: zesn
        • German: zese (obsolete)
  • Gothic: 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐌰 (taihswa)
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