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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þwahtuz

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 *þwahaną +‎ *-þuz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈθwɑx.tuz/

Noun

*þwahtuz m

  1. washing, laundry

Inflection
u-stemDeclension of *þwahtuz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þwahtuz *þwahtiwiz
vocative *þwahtu *þwahtiwiz
accusative *þwahtų *þwahtunz
genitive *þwahtauz *þwahtiwǫ̂
dative *þwahtiwi *þwahtumaz
instrumental *þwahtū *þwahtumiz

Descendants
  • Old Norse: þváttr
    • Icelandic: þvottur
    • Faroese: tváttur
    • Norwegian Bokmål: tvett
    • Old Swedish: þvǣtter
    • Danish: tvæt
  • → Proto-Finnic: *vakto, *vakci
    • Estonian: vaht
    • Finnish: vaahto
    • Ingrian: vaahto
    • Livonian: vō’
    • Livvi: vuahti
    • Ludian: vuahte
    • Veps: vaht
    • Votic: vaahsi, vaassi
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