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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tehswō

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”).

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

Noun

*tehswō f[1]

  1. right hand

Inflection
ō-stemDeclension of *tehswō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *tehswō *tehswôz
vocative *tehswō *tehswôz
accusative *tehswǭ *tehswōz
genitive *tehswōz *tehswǫ̂
dative *tehswōi *tehswōmaz
instrumental *tehswō *tehswōmiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *tehsu
    • Old Dutch: tesewa
    • Old High German: zesawa
      • Middle High German: zëswe
  • Gothic: 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐌰 (taihswa)

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*tehswō(n)”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 403
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