Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hīwōn

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hīwōnō.

Noun

*hīwōn n pl

married couple, household

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

Descendants

Old English: hīwan
Old Frisian: hiōne, hiūne, hīne
Old Saxon: hīwun, hīun
Middle Dutch: huwe sg f
Old High German: hīūn, hīwen, hīen, *hīwo
- Middle High German: hīe sg
  - Cimbrian: haje, hajar pl n, hair pl n

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