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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 *hīwōnō.
Noun
*hīwōn n pl
- married couple, household
Inflection
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Plural
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*hīwōn
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*hīwōn
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*hīwanō
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*hīum
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*hīum
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Descendants
- Old English: hīwan
- Old Frisian: hiōne, hiūne, hīne
- Old Saxon: hīwun, hīun
- Middle Dutch: huwe sg f
- Old High German: hīūn, hīwen, hīen, *hīwo
- Middle High German: hīe sg