Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dauþu

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 *dauþuz. Equivalent to *dauwjan (“to die”) +‎ *-þu.

Noun

*dauþu m

  1. death

Inflection

u-stem
Singular
Nominative *dauþu
Genitive *dauþau
Singular Plural
Nominative *dauþu *dauþiwi
Accusative *dauþu *dauþū
Genitive *dauþau *dauþiwō
Dative *dauþiwi *dauþum
Instrumental *dauþu *dauþum

Descendants

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