Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þewaz

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

Uncertain; the quasi-Indo-European reconstruction is *tew-o-s. Possibly either from earlier *þegwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ- (“to run”), or from *tew(h₂)- (“to swell, grow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθe.wɑz/

Noun

*þewaz m

1. slave, servant

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *þewaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*þewaz	*þewōz, *þewōs
vocative	*þew	*þewōz, *þewōs
accusative	*þewą	*þewanz
genitive	*þewas, *þiwis	*þewǫ̂
dative	*þewai	*þewamaz
instrumental	*þewō	*þewamiz

Derived terms

• *Agiþewaz m (a male given name)
• *þewāną (“to enslave, to subject”)
• *þewanōną (“to serve”)
  • *þewanōstaz m (“service”)

Related terms

• *þiwī

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *þeu
  • Old English: þēow, þēo
    • Middle English: theow, thew
      • English: theow
• Proto-Norse: ᚦᛖᚹᚨᛉ (þewaʀ)
  • Old Norse: -þér
• Gothic: 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐍃 (þius)