Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þiwi

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 *þiwī.

Noun

*þiwi f

handmaid, female servant
Synonyms: *þewernā, *þiuwjā

Inflection

ī/jō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*þiwi
Genitive	*þiuwjā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*þiwi	*þiuwjō
Accusative	*þiuwjā	*þiuwjā
Genitive	*þiuwjā	*þiuwjō
Dative	*þiuwjē	þiuwjōm, þiuwjum
Instrumental	*þiuwju	þiuwjōm, þiuwjum

Descendants

Old Saxon: thiwi, thiu, thiw
Old High German: *diwi, diu
- Middle High German: diu, dū, deu, tiu

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