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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hīwô

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

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (“to be lying down”).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈxiː.u̯ɔːː/

Noun

*hīwô n pl [1]

  1. married couple, household

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Old English: hīwan
  • Old Frisian: hiōne, hiūne, hīne
  • Old Saxon: hīwun, hīun
  • Middle Dutch: huwe sg f
  • Old High German: hīūn, hīwen, hīen
  • Old Norse: hjú, hjó

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*hiwōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 227
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