Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ehwaz

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

PIE word
*h₁éḱwos

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (“horse”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈe.xʷɑz/

Noun

*ehwaz m

horse
(Runic alphabet) name of the E-rune (ᛖ)

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *ehwaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*ehwaz	ehwōz, ehwōs
vocative	*ehw	ehwōz, ehwōs
accusative	*ehwą	*ehwanz
genitive	ehwas, ihwis	*ehwǫ̂
dative	*ihwai	*ehwamaz
instrumental	*ehwō	*ehwamiz

Derived terms

*ehwaraidō

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *ehw
- Old English: eoh
- Old Saxon: ehu-, eo- (in compounds)
- Old High German: ehu- (in compounds)
Old Norse: jór
- Icelandic: jór
Gothic: *𐌰𐌹𐍈𐍃 (*aiƕs) (in 𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐍄𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹 (aiƕatundi))
→ Proto-Finnic: *hepoi (possibly)

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