Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hiwi

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 *hiwją.

Noun

*hiwi n [1]

form, appearance

Inflection

Neuter ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hiwi
Genitive	*hiuwjas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hiwi	*hiuwju
Accusative	*hiwi	*hiuwju
Genitive	*hiuwjas	*hiuwjō
Dative	*hiuwjē	*hiuwjum
Instrumental	*hiuwju	*hiuwjum

Descendants

Old English: hīw, hīew
- Middle English: hewe
  - Scots: hew, hu, hue
  - English: hue

References

Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 250: “PWGmc *hiwi, *hiwʲwʲa-”

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[1] Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 250: “PWGmc *hiwi, *hiwʲwʲa-”