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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aiwaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 1

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu ~ *h₂yéws, reformed as a thematic (a-stem) noun.

Noun

*aiwaz m [1]

  1. long time, age, eternity
Inflection
masculine a-stemDeclension of *aiwaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *aiwaz *aiwōz, *aiwōs
vocative *aiw *aiwōz, *aiwōs
accusative *aiwą *aiwanz
genitive *aiwas, *aiwis *aiwǫ̂
dative *aiwai *aiwamaz
instrumental *aiwō *aiwamiz
Alternative forms
  • *aiwō
Derived terms
  • *aiwahaftaz
  • *aiwalībaz
  • *Aiwarīks
  • *aiwīgaz
  • *aiwą
  • *aiwį̄
  • *aiwiz
  • *aiwǭ
Descendants

Noun

*aiwaz m [2]

  1. law
Inflection
Declension of *aiwaz (a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
Nominative *aiwaz *aiwōz, -ōs
Vocative *aiw *aiwōz, -ōs
Accusative *aiwą *aiwanz
Genitive *aiwas, -is *aiwǫ̂
Dative *aiwai *aiwamaz
Instrumental *aiwō *aiwamiz


Alternative forms
  • *aiwō

Descendants
  • Old English: ǣw, ǣ f
    • Middle English: æ, e
  • Old Frisian: ēwe, ē, ā f
  • Old Saxon: ēo m
  • Old Dutch: ēwa f
  • Old High German: ēwa f
    • Middle High German: ēwe f, ē f

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*aiwa/ō- 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 16
  2. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*aiwa/ō- 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 16
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