Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/treuwu

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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

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From Proto-Germanic *trewwō.

Noun

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*treuwu f[1]

  1. fidelity, pledge

Inflection

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ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *treuwu
Genitive *treuwā
Singular Plural
Nominative *treuwu *treuwō
Accusative *treuwā *treuwā
Genitive *treuwā *treuwō
Dative *treuwē *treuwōm, *treuwum
Instrumental *treuwu *treuwōm, *treuwum

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 66:PWGmc [...] *treuwō- (nom. sg. *treu??)