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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *awjō.
Noun
*auwju f
- floodplain, meadow
- island
Inflection
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Singular
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*auwju
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| Genitive
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*auwjā
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*auwju
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*auwjō
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| Accusative
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*auwjā
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*auwjā
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| Genitive
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*auwjā
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*auwjō
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| Dative
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*auwjē
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*auwjōm, *auwjum
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| Instrumental
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*auwju
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*auwjōm, *auwjum
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Old English: īeġ, ēġ, īġ
- Middle English: ei, i, ie
- Old Frisian: ā
- Old Saxon: ōia
- Middle Low German: ouwe, ou, ow, ō (in compounds)
- Old Dutch: ōi, *owe
- Old High German: ouwa
- Middle High German: ouwe
- German: Au, Aue
- Luxembourgish: A