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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þiuwjā

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 *þeu (“servent; servile”) +‎ *-jā (feminine agent suffix), or fossilized from the genitive of *þiwi (“female servent”).

Noun

*þiuwjā f

  1. handmaid, female servant
    Synonyms: *þewernā, *þiwi

Inflection
ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *þiuwjā
Genitive *þiuwjōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *þiuwjā *þiuwjōn
Accusative *þiuwjōn *þiuwjōn
Genitive *þiuwjōn *þiuwjōnō
Dative *þiuwjōn *þiuwjōm, *þiuwjum
Instrumental *þiuwjōn *þiuwjōm, *þiuwjum
Derived terms
  • *þiuwjalasinā
    • Old Dutch: thiuwalasina
    • Old High German: diulasina

Descendants
  • Old English: þēowe, þēowen, þēowu, þīewen
  • Old Saxon: thiuwa
  • Old Dutch: thiuwa, thūwa
  • Old High German: *diuwa
    • Middle High German: diuwe, dīwe
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