Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hīw

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.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hīwą.

Noun

*hīw n

  1. (Anglo-Frisian) marriage

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *hīw
Genitive *hīwas
Singular Plural
Nominative *hīw *hīu
Accusative *hīw *hīu
Genitive *hīwas *hīwō
Dative *hīwē *hīum
Instrumental *hīu *hīum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: *hīw