Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aiwiþō

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

From *aiwaz (“eternity”) +‎ *-iþō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯.wi.θɔː/

Noun

*aiwiþō f[1]

  1. eternity

Inflection

Declension of *aiwiþō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *aiwiþō *aiwiþôz
vocative *aiwiþō *aiwiþôz
accusative *aiwiþǭ *aiwiþōz
genitive *aiwiþōz *aiwiþǫ̂
dative *aiwiþōi *aiwiþōmaz
instrumental *aiwiþō *aiwiþōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *aiwiþu
    • Old Dutch: ēwitha
    • Old High German: ēwida
      • Middle High German: ēwede
  • Old Norse: *æð
    • ⇒ Old Norse: langæð

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “*aiwiþō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 11
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