Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hīwōn

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 *hīwōnō.

Noun

*hīwōn n pl

  1. married couple, household

Inflection

Neuter an-stem
Singular
Nominative
Genitive
Singular Plural
Nominative *hīwōn
Accusative *hīwōn
Genitive *hīwanō
Dative *hīum
Instrumental *hīum

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