Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hiwją

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

Disputed. Either from Proto-Indo-European *kew-, *ḱew- (“skin, cuticle, hide; beauty, splendour”) or from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (“grey, dark shade”), or a merger of the two.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxiw.jɑ̃/

Noun

*hiwją n

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *hiwją (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hiwją	*hiwjō
vocative	*hiwją	*hiwjō
accusative	*hiwją	*hiwjō
genitive	hiwjas, hiwis	*hiwjǫ̂
dative	*hiwjai	*hiwjamaz
instrumental	*hiwjō	*hiwjamiz

Descendants

Old English: hīw, hīew
- Middle English: hewe
  - Scots: hew, hu, hue
  - English: hue
Old Norse: hý
- Icelandic: hý, hé
- Faroese: hýggj
- Norwegian: hy
- Old Swedish: hȳ
  - Swedish: hy
- Gutnish: höi
- → Northern Sami: uvja
Gothic: 𐌷𐌹𐍅𐌹 (hiwi)
→ Proto-Finnic: *hipjä (“skin”), *hibus (“hair”)
→ Proto-Samic: *ipjë (“dust”)

From Pre-Germanic *hewjam, *hewjan:

→ Proto-Finnic: *heben (“single hair, fluff”), ? *häwjä > *häivä > Finnish häivä
→ Proto-Samic: *jievjë (“white (of fur, hair)”)
→ Pre-Sami: *kepji
- Samic: *këpjë
  - Northern Sami: gavja (“dust”)
  - Skolt Sami: kõbjj (“dandruff”)

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