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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tehswô

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 Proto-Indo-European *deḱs- (“right”). Cognate with Latin dexter (“right”), Lithuanian dešinys (“right”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtexs.wɔːː/

Adjective

*tehswô

  1. right (opposite of left)

Inflection
Declension of *tehswô (n-stem)
Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *tehswô *tehswaniz *tehswǭ *tehswōniz *tehswô *tehswōnō
Accusative *tehswanų *tehswanunz *tehswōnų *tehswōnunz *tehswô *tehswōnō
Genitive *tihswiniz *tehswanǫ̂ *tehswōniz *tehswōnǫ̂ *tihswiniz *tehswanǫ̂
Dative *tihswini *tehswammaz *tehswōni *tehswōmaz *tihswini *tehswammaz
Instrumental *tihswinē *tehswammiz *tehswōnē *tehswōmiz *tihswinē *tehswammiz


Antonyms

Descendants

This word is rare among the daughters, but survives in place names such as Texel, Teisterbant. In Old Norse, it was replaced with hǿgri, the descendant of the comparative of *hōgiz (“convenient”).

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