Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þawwaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teh₂- (“to stand, place”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθɑw.wɑz/

Noun

*þawwaz m

custom, practice, habit

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *þawwaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*þawwaz	þawwōz, þawwōs
vocative	*þaww	þawwōz, þawwōs
accusative	*þawwą	*þawwanz
genitive	þawwas, þawwis	*þawwǫ̂
dative	*þawwai	*þawwamaz
instrumental	*þawwō	*þawwamiz

Derived terms

*þawwijaną
*þawwōną

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *þauw
- Old English: þēaw
  - Middle English: þew, thew
    - English: thew, thews
    - Scots: thewis
- Old Frisian: thāw, thāu
- Old Saxon: thau
- Old High German: dou

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