Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þeu

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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

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *þewaz (servant, slave).

Noun

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*þeu m[1]

  1. servant, slave
Inflection
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Masculine wa-stem
Singular
Nominative *þeu
Genitive *þewas
Singular Plural
Nominative *þeu *þewō, *þewōs
Accusative *þeu *þewā
Genitive *þewas *þewō
Dative *þewē *þeum
Instrumental *þeu *þeum
Derived terms
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Descendants
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Germanic *þewaz (servile, slavish).

Adjective

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*þeu

  1. servile, slavish
Inflection
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wa-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *þeu
Genitive *þewas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *þeu *þeu *þeu
Accusative *þewanā *þewā *þeu
Genitive *þewas *þeweʀā *þewas
Dative *þeumē *þeweʀē *þeumē
Instrumental *þeu *þeweʀu *þeu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *þewē *þewō *þeu
Accusative *þewā *þewā *þeu
Genitive *þeweʀō *þeweʀō *þeweʀō
Dative *þewēm, *þeum *þewēm, *þeum *þewēm, *þeum
Instrumental *þewēm, *þeum *þewēm, *þeum *þewēm, *þeum
Descendants
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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 43:PWGmc *þeu