Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tehswō

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 *tehswô.

Adjective

*tehswō

  1. right (opposite of left)

Inflection

n-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *tehswō
Genitive *tihswini, *tehswan
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *tehswō *tehswā *tehswā
Accusative *tehswan *tehswōn *tehswā
Genitive *tihswini, *tehswan *tehswōn *tihswini, *tehswan
Dative *tihswini, *tehswan *tehswōn *tihswini, *tehswan
Instrumental *tihswini, *tehswan *tehswōn *tihswini, *tehswan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *tehswan *tehswōn *tehswōn
Accusative *tehswan *tehswōn *tehswōn
Genitive *tehswanō *tehswōnō *tehswanō
Dative *tehsum *tehswōm, *tehsum *tehsum
Instrumental *tehsum *tehswōm, *tehsum *tehsum

Derived terms

  • *tehswandrō

Descendants

This word is only attested in High German, but also survives in place names such as Texel or Teisterbant.

  • Old High German: zeso
    • Middle High German: zëse (inflected forms: zësewer, zëswer, zësem, etc.)
      • Bavarian: zesn
      • German: zese (obsolete)
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